Kagawa Prefecture facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Kagawa Prefecture |
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| Capital | Takamatsu | ||||||||
| Region | Shikoku | ||||||||
| Island | Shikoku | ||||||||
| Governor | Keizo Hamada | ||||||||
| Area (rank) | 1,861.70 km² (47th) | ||||||||
| - % water | 2.8% | ||||||||
| Population (December 1, 2010) | |||||||||
| - Population | 995,465 (40th) | ||||||||
| - Density | 534.71 /km² | ||||||||
| Districts | 5 | ||||||||
| Municipalities | 17 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-37 | ||||||||
| Website | www.pref.kagawa.jp | ||||||||
| Prefectural Symbols | |||||||||
| - Flower | Olive (Olea europaea) | ||||||||
| - Tree | Olive (Olea europaea) | ||||||||
| - Bird | Oriental cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) | ||||||||
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 Symbol of Kagawa Prefecture |
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Kagawa Prefecture (香川県, Kagawa-ken) is a prefecture in the Shikoku region of Japan on the island of Shikoku. The capital city is Takamatsu.
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History
Kagawa was formerly known as Sanuki Province.
Drought is common in Kagawa history. For example, in 1973 the region was called "the Takamatsu desert".
Geography
Kagawa is in the northwest part of Shikoku. The prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture in the southwest. Tokushima Prefecture is in the south. Kagawa has a coastline with many small islands on the Seto Inland Sea across from Okayama Prefecture.
The prefecture built 17 dams between 1947 and 1974.
Cities
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Towns
Towns and villages in each district:
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National Parks
National Parks are established in about 11% of the total land area of the prefecture.
Shrines and Temples
Tamura jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.
Related pages
Images for kids
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Takamatsu
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Marugame
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Kotohira
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People queuing for udon in Kagawa
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Pikara Stadium in Marugame.
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Kanamaruza Kabuki Theatre
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Benesse House, Naoshima
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Manno Lake
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Sanuki Manno National Park
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Kankakei
See also
In Spanish: Prefectura de Kagawa para niños
