| Kumamoto Prefecture | |||
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| Japanese transcription(s) | |||
| • Japanese | 熊本県 | ||
| • Rōmaji | Kumamoto-ken | ||
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| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kyushu | ||
| Island | Kyushu | ||
| Capital | Kumamoto | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Ikuo Kabashima | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 7,404.14 km2 (2,858.8 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 16th | ||
| Population (May 1, 2011) | |||
| • Total | 1,812,255 | ||
| • Rank | 23rd | ||
| • Density | 244.76/km2 (633.9/sq mi) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | JP-43 | ||
| Districts | 9 | ||
| Municipalities | 45 | ||
| Flower | Gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri) | ||
| Tree | Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) | ||
| Bird | Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) | ||
| Website | www.pref.kumamoto.jp/ english/list.html |
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Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県 Kumamoto-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyushu Island.[1] The capital is the city of Kumamoto.[2]
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Historically the area was called Higo Province; and the province was renamed Kumamoto during the Meiji Restoration.[3] The creation of prefectures was part of the abolition of the feudal system. The current Japanese orthography for Kumamoto literally means "bear root/origin", or "origin of the bear".
Kumamoto Prefecture is located in the center of Kyūshū, the southernmost of the four major Japanese islands. It is bordered by the Ariake inland sea and the Amakusa archipelago to the west, Fukuoka Prefecture and Ōita Prefecture to the north, Miyazaki Prefecture to the east, and Kagoshima Prefecture to the south.
Mt. Aso (1592 m), an extensive active volcano, is in the east of Kumamoto Prefecture. This volcano is located at the center of the Aso caldera.
There are nine districts and 45 municipalities.
Fourteen cities are located in Kumamoto Prefecture:
Towns and villages in each district:
The population is 1,812,255. The prefecture ranks 23rd in Japan. The population density is 244.76 people per square kilometer.
There is a Honda automobile plant.
In 2007, one of the Honda factories began to produce non-silicon solar cells for homes and businesses, with a projected capacity roughly equivalent to 8,000 households/year.
These sports teams are based in the prefecture:
Kumamoto is the birthplace of Hollywood actor Tetsu Komai, filmmaker Kazuaki Kiriya, J-pop artist Kimeru, as well as J-Pop musician Tomiko Van, author of One Piece Eiichiro Oda and Takarazuka Revue actress Yu Todoroki. AV Star Hitomi Tanaka was also born here.
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