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Ōkawa District, Kagawa
was a former district in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea .... It included several towns in the eastern part of the prefecture. The district and its towns were dissolved in the early 2000s, and are now covered by two cities: * Sanuki - formed from western part on April 1, 2002, by merging the towns of Ōkawa, Nagao, Sangawa, Shido and Tsuda. * Higashikagawa - formed from eastern part on April 1, 2003, by merging the towns of Hiketa, Ōchi and Shirotori. References Former districts of Kagawa Prefecture {{Kagawa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Japan
In Japan, a is composed of one or more rural municipalities (Towns of Japan, towns or Villages of Japan, villages) within a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture. Districts have no governing function, and are only used for geographic or statistical purposes such as mailing addresses. Cities of Japan, Cities are not part of districts. Historically, districts have at times functioned as an administrative unit in Japan, administrative unit. From 1878 to 1921The governing law, the district code (''gunsei'', 郡制Entry for the 1890 originalanentry for the revised 1899 ''gunsei''in the National Diet Library ''Nihon hōrei sakuin''/"Index of Japanese laws and ordinances"), was abolished in 1921, but the district assemblies (''gunkai'', 郡会) existed until 1923, the district chiefs (''gunchō'', 郡長) and district offices (''gun-yakusho'', 郡役所) until 1926. district governments were roughly equivalent to a County (United States), county of the United States, ranking below Prefectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kagawa Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kagawa Prefecture has a population of 949,358 (as of 2020) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, smallest prefecture by geographic area at . Kagawa Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the southwest and Tokushima Prefecture to the south. Takamatsu, Kagawa, Takamatsu is the capital and largest city of Kagawa Prefecture, with other major cities including Marugame, Kagawa, Marugame, Mitoyo, Kagawa, Mitoyo, and Kan'onji, Kagawa, 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. History Kagawa was formerly known as Sanuki Province. For a brief period between August 1876 and December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and List of islands of Japan, thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and List of cities in Japan, its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the List of largest cities, largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 Prefectures of Japan, administrative prefectures and List of regions of Japan, eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of Geography of Japan, the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanuki, Kagawa
is a Cities of Japan, city in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 46,016 in 20847 households and a population density of and a population density of 290 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Sanuki is located in northeast Kagawa Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, facing the Seto Inland Sea to the north, and the Sanuki Mountains to the south. The city lies just east of the prefecture capital, Takamatsu. Neighbouring municipalities Kagawa Prefecture *Higashikagawa, Kagawa, Higashikagawa *Miki, Kagawa, Miki *Takamatsu, Kagawa, Takamatsu Tokushima Prefecture * Awa, Tokushima , Awa *Mima, Tokushima , Mima Climate Sanuki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Sanuki is 15.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1606 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōkawa, Kagawa
was a town located in Ōkawa District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea .... On April 1, 2002, Ōkawa, along with the towns of Nagao, Sangawa, Shido and Tsuda (all from Ōkawa District), was merged to create the city of Sanuki. " ''KSB''. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Okawa, Kagawa Dissolved municipalities of Kagawa Prefecture Sanuki, Kagawa ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagao, Kagawa
was a town located in Ōkawa District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. On April 1, 2002, Nagao, along with the towns of Ōkawa, Sangawa, Shido and Tsuda (all from Ōkawa District), was merged to create the city of Sanuki. " ''KSB''. History *September 16, 1956 - merges Nagao-chō(the 2nd), and (the 3rd) starts. *November 1, 1959 - The part of Ido,Miki, Kagawa
is a town located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 26,449 in 10,963 households and a population density of 270 persons per km2. The total area of the town is .
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Sangawa, Kagawa
was a town in Ōkawa District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea .... On April 1, 2002, Sangawa, along with the towns of Ōkawa, Nagao, Shido and Tsuda (all from Ōkawa District), was merged to create the city of Sanuki. " ''KSB''. References {{Authority control Dissolved municipalities of Kagawa Prefecture Sanuki, Kagawa ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shido, Kagawa
is a community and former List of towns in Japan, town, currently part of Sanuki, Kagawa, Sanuki City, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. Shido is in the eastern part of the prefecture facing Sanuki Bay, an inlet of the Seto Inland Sea, to the north. Shido is known for Shido-ji Temple, the 86th temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage. It is also the birthplace of Hiraga Gennai, a prolific 18th-century inventor. Shido was designated a village in the late 19th century and merged with Sue to the south in 1890. The village was upgraded to a town in 1898, and incorporated the villages of Kamoshō and Oda in 1956. In 2002, was dissolved and merged with the towns of Ōkawa, Kagawa, Ōkawa, Nagao, Kagawa, Nagao, Sangawa, Kagawa, Sangawa and Tsuda, Kagawa, Tsuda (all from Ōkawa District, Kagawa, Ōkawa District) to create the new city of Sanuki, Kagawa, Sanuki. Sanuki City Hall is located in Shido. The town is the terminus for the Kotoden Shido Line, which opened in 1911 and runs from the city of Taka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuda, Kagawa
is a community and former town, currently part of Sanuki City, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It lies in the eastern part of the prefecture facing the Seto Inland Sea. Tsuda was designated a village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ... in 1890, upgraded to a town in 1898, and merged with Tsuruwa to the east in 1956. In 2002, the was dissolved, and merged with the surrounding towns of Ōkawa, Nagao, Sangawa and Shido (all from Ōkawa District) to create the new city of Sanuki. References {{Authority control Dissolved municipalities of Kagawa Prefecture Sanuki, Kagawa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higashikagawa, Kagawa
is a cities of Japan, city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 28,627 in 13689 households and a population density of and a population density of 970 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Higashikagawa is located in far eastern Kagawa Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, facing the Seto Inland Sea to the north. The south borders Tokushima Prefecture through the Sanuki Mountains, which stretch from east to west. The city is located roughly halfway between Takamatsu City and Tokushima City. Neighbouring municipalities Kagawa Prefecture *Sanuki, Kagawa, Sanuki Tokushima Prefecture *Awa, Tokushima, Awa * Itano, Tokushima, Itano * Kamiita, Tokushima, Kamiita *Naruto, Tokushima, Naruto Climate Higashikagawa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with hot, humid summers, and cool winters. Some rain falls throughout the year, but the months from May to September have the heaviest rain. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
