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Nagasaki Prefecture (長崎県, Nagasaki-ken) is a prefecture in Japan on the island of Kyūshū.[1] The capital city is Nagasaki.[2]
Nagasaki
長崎県 | |
|---|---|
| Japanese transcription(s) | |
| • Romaji | Nagasaki-ken |
 Flag  Symbol | |
Location of Nagasaki in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 32°58′N 129°48′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 was created by merging the western half of the old provinces of Hizen Province with the islands of Tsushima Province and Iki Province.[3]
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]
National Parks are established in about 18% of the total land area of the prefecture.[5]
Chiriku Hachiman-gū,[6] Amanotanagoa jinja and Kaijin jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.[7]
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