Kumamoto Prefecture

Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県)

Kumamoto prefectural symbol
Capital	Kumamoto
Region:	Kyushu
Island:	Kyushu
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 16th 6,908.45 km² 0.2%
Population  - Total (2000)  - Density	Ranked 22nd 1,859,451 269/km²
Districts:	11
Municipalities:	94
ISO 3166-2:	JP-43
Symbols
Pref. Flower:	Gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri)
Pref. Tree:	Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
Pref. Bird:	Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)

Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県; Kumamoto-ken) is located on Kyushu Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Kumamoto.

History

Historically the area was called Higo province and was renamed to Kumamoto prefecture during the Meiji Restoration as part of the abolition of the feudal system.

Geography

Kumamoto Prefecture is located in the center of Kyushu, the southernmost of the four major Japanese islands. It is bordered by the Ariake inland sea and the Amakusa archipelago to the west, Fukuoka and Oita Prefectures to the north, Miyazaki Prefecture to the east, and Kagoshima Prefecture to the south.

Mt. Aso (1592 m), an extensive active volcano, is in Kumamoto Prefecture.

Cities

• Arao
• Hitoyoshi
• Hondo
• Kikuchi
• Kumamoto (capital)
• Minamata
• Tamana
• Ushibuka
• Uto
• Yamaga
• Yatsushiro
• Kami-Amakusa

Districts

• Amakusa
  • Amakusa
  • Ariake
  • Goshoura
  • Himedo
  • Itsuwa
  • Kawaura
  • Kuratake
  • Matsushima
  • Oyano
  • Reihoku
  • Ryugatake
  • Shinwa
  • Sumoto
• Ashikita
  • Ashikita
  • Tanoura
  • Tsunagi
• Aso
  • Aso
  • Choyo
  • Hakusui
  • Ichinomiya
  • Kugino
  • Minamioguni
  • Namino
  • Nishihara
  • Oguni
  • Soyo
  • Takamori
  • Ubuyama
• Kamimashiki
  • Kashima
  • Kosa
  • Mashiki
  • Mifune
  • Seiwa
  • Yabe
• Kamoto
  • Kahoku
  • Kamoto
  • Kao
  • Kikuka
  • Ueki
• Kikuchi
  • Kikuyo
  • Koshi
  • Kyokushi
  • Nishigoshi
  • Ozu
  • Shichijo
  • Shisui
• Kuma
  • Asagiri
  • Itsuki
  • Kuma
  • Mizukami
  • Nishiki
  • Sagara
  • Taragi
  • Yamae
  • Yunomae
• Shimomashiki
  • Chuo
  • Jonan
  • Matsubase
  • Ogawa
  • Tomiai
  • Tomochi
  • Toyono
• Tamana
  • Gyokuto
  • Kikusui
  • Mikawa
  • Nagasu
  • Nankan
  • Taimei
  • Tensui
  • Yokoshima
• Uto
  • Misumi
  • Shiranuhi
• Yatsushiro
  • Izumi
  • Kagami
  • Miyahara
  • Ryuhoku
  • Sakamoto
  • Sencho
  • Toyo

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Official Kumamoto Prefecture homepage (http://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/english/menu.html)

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