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Kagawa Prefecture
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Kagawa Prefecture is a region located on the island of Shikoku in Japan. It is known for its location and role as part of Japan's administrative divisions.
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- Instance of
- prefecture of Japan
- Named after
- Kagawa district
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Japan
- Contains
- Zentsūji-shi
- Capital
- Takamatsu
- Population
- 949358
- Area
- 1861.7
- Time zone
- Japan Standard Time
- Body of water
- Seto Inland Sea
- Head of government
- Keizō Hamada
- Shares border with
- Okayama Prefecture
- Official website
- www.pref.kagawa.lg.jp
- Image
- 香川県の風景.jpg
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- name in kana
- かがわけん
- replaces
- Marugame Domain
- water as percent of area
- 2.8
- Commons category
- Kagawa prefecture
- topic's main category
- Category:Kagawa Prefecture
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Kagawa prefecture
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Kagawa Prefecture
- Commons gallery
- Kagawa prefecture
- twinned administrative body
- Shaanxi
- native label
- 香川県
- social media followers
- 52754
- located in/on physical feature
- Shikoku
- official symbol
- Seriola quinqueradiata
- coextensive with
- Sanuki Province
- foods traditionally associated
- Sanuki udon
- topic has template
- Template:Kagawa
- OpenStreetMap zoom level
- 8
- associated electoral district
- Kagawa 3rd district
- inception
- 1888-12-03
- nickname
- うどん県
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Encyclopedic overview
Kagawa Prefecture (香川県, Kagawa-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [kaꜜ.ɡa.wa, -ŋa.wa, ka.ɡa.waꜜ.keɴ, -ŋa.waꜜ-]) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kagawa Prefecture has a population of 949,358 (as of 2020) and is the smallest prefecture by geographic area at 1,877 square kilometres (725 sq mi). Kagawa Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the southwest and Tokushima Prefecture to the south.
Takamatsu is the capital and largest city of Kagawa Prefecture, 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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