Kumamoto Prefecture - Definition and Overview

**Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県; *Kumamoto-ken*)**
Symbol of Kumamoto Prefecture
Capital	Kumamoto (city)
Region	Kyushu
Island	Kyushu
Governor	Yoshiko Shiotani
Area	6,908.45 km² (16^th)
- % water	0.2%
Population (2000)
- Population	1,859,451 (22^nd)
- Density	269 /km²
Districts	11
Municipalities	94
ISO 3166-2	JP-43
Web site	www.pref.kumamoto.jp/ english/menu.html (http://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/english/menu.html)
Prefectural Symbols
- Flower	Gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri)
- Tree	Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
- 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.

Contents

1 History

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.

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 Prefecture and Oita 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 Kumamoto Prefecture.

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

Kumamoto Prefecture

Cities

Districts

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