Kagawa prefecture (香川県; Kagawa-ken) is located on Shikoku island, Japan. The capital is Takamatsu.

 
Kagawa prefecture (香川県)

Kagawa prefectural symbol
CapitalTakamatsu
Region:Shikoku
Island:Shikoku
Area
 - Total
 - % water
Ranked 47th
1,861.70 km²
2.8%
Population
 - Total (2000)
 - Density
Ranked 40th
1,022,843
549/km²
Districts:7
Municipalities:43
ISO 3166-2:JP-37
Symbols
Pref. Flower:Olive
(Olea europaea)
Pref. Tree:Olive tree
(Olea europaea)
Pref. Bird: Oriental cuckoo
(Cuculus poliocephalus)

Table of contents
1 History
2 Geography
3 Economy
4 Demographics
5 Culture
6 Tourism
7 Prefectural symbols
8 Miscellaneous topics
9 External links

History

Geography

Kagawa is currently the smallest prefecture, by area, in Japan. Osaka prefecture held that title, until Kansai International Airport was reclaimed from the ocean in the early 1990's, pushing its land area slightly above Kagawa's.

Cities

Districts

  • Ayauta
    • Ayakami
    • Ayauta
    • Ayautagun
    • Hanzan
    • Kokubunji
    • Ryounan
    • Utadu
  • Kagawa
    • Kagawa
    • Kagawagun
    • Kounan
    • Naoshima
    • Shionoe
  • Kita
    • Aji
    • Kitagun
    • Miki
    • Mure
  • Mitoyo
    • Mino
    • Mitoyogun
    • Nio
    • Oonohara
    • Saita
    • Takase
    • Takuma
    • Toyohama
    • Toyonaka
    • Yamamoto
  • Nakatado
    • Chuunan
    • Kotohira
    • Kotonami
    • Man'nou
    • Nakatadogun
    • Tadotsu
  • Shouzu
    • Ikeda
    • Tonoshou
    • Uchinomi

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links