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Kagawa Prefecture
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Kagawa Prefecture
香川県 | |
|---|---|
| Japanese transcription(s) | |
| • Japanese | 香川県 |
| • Rōmaji | Kagawa-ken |
 Takamatsu, the capital of Kagawa Prefecture | |
 Flag  Symbol | |
| Anthem: Kagawa kenminka | |
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| Country |  Japan |
| Region | Shikoku |
| Island | Shikoku |
| Capital | Takamatsu |
| Subdivisions | Districts: 5, Municipalities: 17 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Toyohito Ikeda |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,876.8 km2 (724.6 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 47th |
| Population (September 1, 2020)[2] | |
• Total | 949,358 |
| • Rank | 40th |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | JP¥ 4,009 billion US$ 36.8 billion (2019) |
| ISO 3166 code | JP-37 |
| Website | www.pref.kagawa.lg.jp |
| Symbols of Japan | |
| Bird | Lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) |
| Flower | Olive (Olea europaea) |
| Tree | Olive (Olea europaea) |
Kagawa Prefecture (香川県, Kagawa-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku.[4] Kagawa Prefecture has a population of 949,358 (as of 2020)[2] and is the smallest prefecture by geographic area at 1,877 square kilometres (725 sq mi).[1] Kagawa Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the southwest and Tokushima Prefecture to the south.
Takamatsu is the capital and largest city of Kagawa Prefecture,[5] with other major cities including Marugame, Mitoyo, and Kan'onji. Kagawa Prefecture is located on the Seto Inland Sea across from Okayama Prefecture on the island of Honshu, which is connected by the Great Seto Bridge. Kagawa Prefecture includes Shōdoshima, the second-largest island in the Seto Inland Sea, and the prefecture's southern land border with Tokushima Prefecture is formed by the Sanuki Mountains.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "香川県推計人口及び人口移動（令和2年9月1日現在推計）". 香川県 (Kagawa Prefecture). Kagawa Prefectural Government. September 1, 2020. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ "2020年度国民経済計算（2015年基準・2008SNA） : 経済社会総合研究所 - 内閣府". 内閣府ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kagawa prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 446, p. 446, at Google Books
- ^ Nussbaum, "Takamatsu" at p. 934, p. 934, at Google Books.
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