Nagasaki Prefecture
Nagasaki
長崎県 | |
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| Japanese transcription(s) | |
| • Romaji | Nagasaki-ken |
 Flag  Symbol | |
 Location of Nagasaki in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 32°58′N 129°48′E / 32.967°N 129.800°E | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Region | Kyushu (Saikaidō) |
| Island | Kyūshū |
| Capital | Nagasaki |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Kengo Oishi (since March 2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,104.48 km2 (1,584.75 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 37th |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 1,440,727 |
| • Rank | 26th |
| • Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | JP-42 |
| Prefectural flower | Unzentsutsuji (Rhododendron serpyllifolium) |
| Prefectural tree | Sawara (Chamaecyparis pisifera) |
| Prefectural bird | Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) |
| Number of districts | 4 |
| Number of municipalities | 21 |
| Website | www.pref.nagasaki.jp/en/ |
Nagasaki Prefecture (長崎県, Nagasaki-ken) is a prefecture in Japan on the island of Kyūshū.[1] The capital city is Nagasaki.[2]
History
[change | change source]Nagasaki Prefecture was created by merging the western half of the old provinces of Hizen Province with the islands of Tsushima Province and Iki Province.[3]
Geography
[change | change source]Nagasaki is on the western coast of the island of Kyūshū. The southwest coastline faces the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea. Saga Prefecture is on its eastern border.
The prefecture has 505 islands with no people living on them.[4]
Cities
[change | change source]National Parks
[change | change source]National Parks are established in about 18% of the total land area of the prefecture.[5]
Shrines and Temples
[change | change source]Chiriku Hachiman-gū,[6] Amanotanagoa jinja and Kaijin jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.[7]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Nagasaki prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 683; Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Nagasaki Prefecture, Regional Information; retrieved 2012-4-6.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Nagasaki" at p. 683.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ Frater, Jamie. (2009). The Ultimate Book of Top Ten Lists: A Mind-Boggling Collection of Fun, p. 697.
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-13.
- ↑ "Hachiman Shinkō," Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine Encyclopedia of Shinto; retrieved 2012-2-3.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-2-3.
Other websites
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Media related to Nagasaki prefecture at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/en/ Archived 2006-12-10 at the Wayback Machine; (in Japanese)
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