Miyazaki Prefecture

Miyazaki Prefecture
	Miyazaki Prefecture
Japanese:	宮崎県
	Miyazaki-ken
Capital	Miyazaki
Region	Kyūshū
Island	Kyūshū
Governor	Hideo Higashikokubaru
Area (rank)	6,684.67 km² (19th)
- % water	0.3%
	Population (2000)
- Population	1,170,023 (37th)
- Density	175 /km²
Districts	8
Municipalities	30
ISO 3166-2	JP-45
Website	http://www.pref.miyazaki.lg.jp/ [1]
	Prefectural Symbols
- Flower	Hamayu (Crinum asiaticum var. japonicum)
- Tree	Phoenix palm (Phoenix canariensis)
- Bird	Ijima copper pheasant (Phasianus soemmerringii ijimae)
- Fish	{{{Fish}}}
	; Symbol of Miyazaki Prefecture
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Miyazaki Prefecture (宮崎県, Miyazaki-ken^?) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. The capital is the city of Miyazaki.

[edit] History

Historically, after the Meiji Restoration, Hyūga Province was renamed Miyazaki Prefecture. See Abolition of the han system article for detailed discussion.

[edit] Geography

Miyazaki Prefecture is located on the eastern coast of the island of Kyūshū. Surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the south and east, Ōita Prefecture to the north, and Kumamoto and Kagoshima Prefectures to the west. It is one of only two locations on Earth where the fungus Chorioactis geaster is found.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Region

Nine cities, 18 towns, and 3 villages are located in Miyazaki Prefecture:

[edit] Cities

[edit] Districts

Koyu District
- Kawaminami
- Kijō
- Nishimera
- Shintomi
- Takanabe
- Tsuno

[edit] Mergers

Main article: List of mergers in Miyazaki Prefecture

With the mergers held across Japan, Miyazaki Prefecture is one of the prefectures have only a handful of the new cities with new names (Tokyo, Osaka, Kanagawa, Yamagata, and Tottori Prefectures are others).