Kagawa香川県

Kagawa-ken·かがわけん·県 (ken), prefecture

The smallest prefecture by area, known for sanuki udon and the art islands of the Inland Sea.

Facts

Japanese name: 香川県
Reading: Kagawa-ken / かがわけん
Region: Shikoku 四国
Capital: Takamatsu 高松市
Population: 950,244 (2020 census)
Area: 1,877 km²
Density: 506 people per km²
Municipalities: 17 — 8 cities, 9 towns, and 0 villages
Designated cities: None
Districts (郡): 5
Codes: JIS 37·ISO 3166-2 JP-37

How an address here begins

香川県高松市…

Kagawa-ken, Takamatsu-shi, …

The prefecture comes first, then the municipality. The guide explains the rest of the address, and the map reads any address you paste into it.

Neighbouring prefectures

Every municipality in Kagawa市区町村

17 local governments, each with its own mayor and assembly. Every one links to its boundary on the map.

Cities市

Districts, with their towns and villages郡 · 町 · 村

A district is a name that groups towns and villages in an address. It has no office and no election. The towns and villages are governments.

Shozu District小豆郡district, not a government
- Tonosho Town土庄町
- Shodoshima Town小豆島町
Kita District木田郡district, not a government
- Miki Town三木町
Kagawa District香川郡district, not a government
- Naoshima Town直島町
Ayauta District綾歌郡district, not a government
- Utazu Town宇多津町
- Ayagawa Town綾川町
Nakatado District仲多度郡district, not a government

Boundaries: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Municipality counts are from the boundary data on the map.