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Kagawa prefecture

Kagawa Prefecture
香川県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
 • Japanese 香川県
 • Rōmaji Kagawa-ken
Flag of Kagawa Prefecture
Flag
Official logo of Kagawa Prefecture
Symbol of Kagawa Prefecture
Location of Kagawa Prefecture
Country Japan
Region Shikoku
Island Shikoku
Capital Takamatsu
Government
 • Governor Keizō Hamada
Area
 • Total 1,861.70 km2 (718.81 sq mi)
Area rank 47th
Population (May 1, 2016)
 • Total 974,052
 • Rank 40th
 • Density 523.20/km2 (1,355.1/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code JP-37
Districts 5
Municipalities 17
Flower Olive (Olea europaea)
Tree Olive (Olea europaea)
Bird Lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Website www.pref.kagawa.jp

Kagawa Prefecture (香川県 Kagawa-ken?) is a prefecture of Japan located on Shikoku island. The capital is Takamatsu.

Kagawa was formerly known as Sanuki Province.

For a brief period between August 1876 and December 1888, Kagawa was made a part of Ehime Prefecture.

Located in Kagawa's capital city, Takamatsu, the mountain of Yashima was the battlefield for one of the best-known struggles between the Heike and the Genji clans.

Kagawa comprises the northeast corner of Shikoku, bordering Ehime Prefecture on the west and Tokushima Prefecture on the south, with a coastline on the Seto Inland Sea facing Okayama Prefecture and the Kansai. The Sanuki Mountains run along the southern border.

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 1990s, pushing its land area slightly above Kagawa's. Kagawa is a relatively narrow prefecture located between the mountains of Shikoku and the sea.

As of April 1, 2012, 11% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely Setonaikai National Park and Ōtaki-Ōkawa Prefectural Natural Park.


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