Editing Kagawa Prefecture (section)

== Geography ==
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. 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 [[List of national parks of Japan#History|Natural Parks]], namely [[Setonaikai National Park]] and [[Ōtaki-Ōkawa Prefectural Natural Park]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/doc/files/np_6.pdf |title=General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture |publisher=[[Ministry of the Environment (Japan)|Ministry of the Environment]] |access-date=19 August 2012}}</ref>

===Cities===
{{See also|List of cities in Kagawa Prefecture by population}}[[File:Map of Kagawa Prefecture Ja.svg|thumb|250px|Map of Kagawa Prefecture.<br />{{legend0|#EAB|City}} {{legend0|#ED9|Town}}]]
[[Image:Takamatsu200910cut.JPG|thumb|right|Takamatsu|250x250px]]
[[File:View from Marugame Castle 20170121-1.jpg|thumb|right|Marugame|250x250px]]
[[File:Omotesando of Kotohira-gu16n4410.jpg|thumb|right|Kotohira|250x250px]]

Eight cities are located in Kagawa Prefecture:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" | Place name
! rowspan="2" |Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=October 1, 2020|title=全国都道府県市区町村別面積調 (10月1日時点) [Areas of prefectures, cities, towns and villages (October 1)]|url=https://www.gsi.go.jp/KOKUJYOHO/MENCHO/backnumber/GSI-menseki20201001.pdf|access-date=18 March 2021|website=Geospatial Information Authority of Japan|publisher=Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism|page=66}}</ref>
! rowspan="2" |Population (2020)<ref name="Prefpopulation" />
! rowspan="2" |Map
|-
! style="width: 190px;" | [[Romanization of Japanese|Rōmaji]]
! style="width: 190px;" | [[Kanji]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Higashikagawa, Kagawa.svg|22x22px]] [[Higashikagawa, Kagawa|Higashikagawa]]
|東かがわ市
|152.86
|28,305
|[[File:Higashikagawa in Kagawa Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kanonji, Kagawa.svg|22x22px]] [[Kan'onji, Kagawa|Kan'onji]]
|観音寺市
|117.83
|56,639
|[[File:Kan'on in Kagawa Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Marugame, Kagawa.svg|22x22px]] [[Marugame, Kagawa|Marugame]]
|丸亀市
|111.83
|109,165
|[[File:Marugame in Kagawa Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Mitoyo, Kagawa.svg|22x22px]] [[Mitoyo, Kagawa|Mitoyo]]
|三豊市
|222.70
|61,839
|[[File:Mitoyo in Kagawa Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Sakaide, Kagawa.svg|22x22px]] [[Sakaide, Kagawa|Sakaide]]
|坂出市
|92.49
|50,577
|[[File:Sakaide in Kagawa Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Sanuki, Kagawa.svg|22x22px]] [[Sanuki, Kagawa|Sanuki]]
|さぬき市
|158.63
|46,723
|[[File:Sanuki in Kagawa Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Takamatsu, Kagawa.svg|22x22px]] [[Takamatsu]] (capital)
|高松市
|375.42
|417,814
|[[File:Kagawa-takamatsu-city.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Zentsuji, Kagawa.svg|22x22px]] [[Zentsūji, Kagawa|Zentsūji]]
|善通寺市
|39.93
|31,620
|[[File:Zentsuji in Kagawa Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|}

=== Towns ===
Kagawa has eight towns organized into five [[Districts of Japan|districts]]. Many were created after 1999 through mergers, as part of a national effort to reduce the number of small towns and villages.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 5, 2010|title=「『平成の合併』について」の公表 [Heisei era mergers]|url=https://www.soumu.go.jp/gapei/pdf/100311_1.pdf|access-date=25 March 2021|website=Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications}}</ref> 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" | Place name
! rowspan="2" |Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<ref name=":0" />
! rowspan="2" |Population (2020)<ref name="Prefpopulation" />
! rowspan="2" | District<ref>{{Cite web|title=香川県の郵便番号 ("Postal Codes of Kagawa Prefecture)|url=https://www.post.japanpost.jp/cgi-zip/zipcode.php?pref=37|access-date=15 March 2021|website=Japan Post}}</ref>
! rowspan="2" |Map
|-
! style="width: 190px;" | [[Romanization of Japanese|Rōmaji]]
! style="width: 190px;" | [[Kanji]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Auagawa Kagawa.svg|25px|border]] [[Ayagawa, Kagawa|Ayagawa]]
|綾川町
|109.75
|22,730
|[[Ayauta District, Kagawa|Ayauta]]
|[[File:Ayagawa in Kagawa Prefecture Ja.svg|50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kotohira, Kagawa.svg|25px|border]] [[Kotohira, Kagawa|Kotohira]]
|琴平町
|8.47
|8,466
|[[Nakatado District, Kagawa|Nakatado]]
|[[File:Kotohira in Kagawa Prefecture Ja.svg|50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Manno, Kagawa.svg|25px|border]] [[Mannō, Kagawa|Mannō]]
|まんのう町
|194.45
|17,324
|[[Nakatado District, Kagawa|Nakatado]]
|[[File:Manno in Kagawa Prefecture Ja.svg|50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Miki, Kagawa.svg|25px|border]] [[Miki, Kagawa|Miki]]
|三木町
|75.78
|26,859
|[[Kita District, Kagawa|Kita]]
|[[File:Miki in Kagawa Prefecture Ja.svg|50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Naoshima, Kagawa.svg|25px|border]] [[Naoshima, Kagawa|Naoshima]]
|直島町
|14.22{{Efn|name=undefined|Estimate. Part of boundary between Okayama and Kagawa is undefined.<ref name=":0" />}}
|3,026
|[[Kagawa District, Kagawa|Kagawa]]
|[[File:Naoshima in Kagawa Prefecture Ja.svg|50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Shodoshima, Kagawa.svg|25px|border]] [[Shōdoshima, Kagawa|Shōdoshima]]
|小豆島町
|95.59
|13,646
|[[Shōzu District, Kagawa|Shōzu]]
|[[File:Shodoshima in Kagawa Prefecture Ja.svg|50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Tadotsu, Kagawa.svg|25px|border]] [[Tadotsu, Kagawa|Tadotsu]]
|多度津町
|24.39
|22,813
|[[Nakatado District, Kagawa|Nakatado]]
|[[File:Tadotsu in Kagawa Prefecture Ja.svg|50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Tonosho, Kagawa.svg|25px|border]] [[Tonoshō, Kagawa|Tonoshō]]
|土庄町
|74.38
|12,915
|[[Shōzu District, Kagawa|Shōzu]]
|[[File:Tonosho in Kagawa Prefecture Ja.svg|50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Utazu, Kagawa.svg|25px|border]] [[Utazu]]
|宇多津町
|8.10
|18,897
|[[Ayauta District, Kagawa|Ayauta]]
|[[File:Utazu in Kagawa Prefecture Ja.svg|50px]]
|}

===Mergers===
{{Main|List of mergers in Kagawa Prefecture}}