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Kagawa is currently the smallest prefecture, by area, in Japan. 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 .
When the Meiji government began to create the prefectural system in 1868, the nine bugyō-ruled zones became fu (府), while the township-ruled zones and the rest of the bugyō-ruled zones became ken (県). Later, in 1871, the government designated Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto as fu, and relegated the other fu to the status of ken.
Takamatsu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 40 members. Takamatsu contributes 15 members to the Kagawa Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is divided between Kagawa 1st district and Kagawa 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
In many contexts in Japan (government, media markets, sports, regional business or trade union confederations), regions are used that deviate from the above-mentioned common geographical 8-region division that is sometimes referred to as "the" regions of Japan in the English Wikipedia and some other English-language publications. Examples of ...
Marugame City Hall Aerial view of Marugame city center Marugame Castle Sanuki Fuji. Marugame (丸亀市, Marugame-shi) is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.As of 1 October 2022, the city had an estimated population of 108,541 in 46101 households and a population density of 970 persons per km 2. [1]
The bureaucratic administration of Japan is divided into three basic levels: national, prefectural, and municipal. They are defined by the Local Autonomy Act of 1947. Below the national government there are 47 prefectures, six of which are further subdivided into subprefectures to better service large geographical areas or remote islands.
Zentsūji has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 16 members. Zentsūji contributes two members to the Kagawa Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Kagawa 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Utazu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 10 members. Utazu contributes one member to the Kagawa Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Kagawa 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.