Kagawa Prefecture

Kagawa Prefecture

香川県
Kagawa Prefecture 香川県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese	香川県
• Rōmaji	Kagawa-ken
	Takamatsu, the capital of Kagawa Prefecture
	Flag Symbol
	Anthem: Kagawa kenminka
Country	Japan
Region	Shikoku
Island	Shikoku
Capital	Takamatsu
Subdivisions	Districts: 5, Municipalities: 17
Government
• Governor	Toyohito Ikeda
Area
• Total	1,876.80 km2 (724.64 sq mi)
• Rank	47th
Population (September 1, 2020)
• 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.

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^ ^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. 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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[Prefpopulation-3] "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. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

[4] "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.

[5] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kagawa prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 446, p. 446, at Google Books

[6] Nussbaum, "Takamatsu" at p. 934, p. 934, at Google Books.

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