Kagawa Prefecture
prefecture of Japan
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Summary
Kagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 5,315 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #38 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Seto Inland Sea[5]
- Head of government: Keizō Hamada[6]
- Capital: Takamatsu[7]
- Shares border with: Tokushima Prefecture[8], Ehime Prefecture[9], Okayama Prefecture[10]
- Anthem: Kagawa Kenminka[11]
- Named after: Kagawa district[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Takamatsu[13], Marugame[14], Sakaide[15], Zentsūji-shi[16], Kan'onji[17], Sanuki[18], Higashikagawa[19], Mitoyo[20], Shozu District[21], Kita district[22], Kagawa district[23], Ayauta district[24], Nakatado district[25]
- Flag: flag of Kagawa prefecture[26]
- Twinned administrative body: Shaanxi[27]
- Legislative body: Kagawa Prefectural Assembly[28]
- Executive body: Kagawa prefectural government[29]
- Commons category: Kagawa prefecture[30]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[31], Japan Standard Time[32]
- Has part(s): Tōsan[33], Seisan[34]
- Inception: December 3, 1888[35]
- Highest point: Mount Ryūō[36]
- Coordinate location: 34.34, 134.04305555555555[37]
- Located in/on physical feature: Shikoku[38]
- Separated from: Ehime Prefecture[39], Myōdō Prefecture[40]
- Official website: https://www.pref.kagawa.lg.jp/[41]
- Foods traditionally associated: Sanuki udon[42]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kagawa Prefecture[43]
- Commons gallery: Kagawa prefecture[44]
Why It Matters
Kagawa Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]