Kumamoto Prefecture

Kumamoto Prefecture 熊本県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese	熊本県
• Rōmaji	Kumamoto-ken
The towns of Takamori and Minamiaso in the heart of Nango-dani valley in Aso district, Kumamoto prefecture. This land is completely located in the giant caldera of the Aso volcano
Flag Symbol
Anthem: Kumamoto kenmin no uta
Coordinates: 32°43′N 130°40′E / 32.717°N 130.667°E / 32.717; 130.667
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Island	Kyushu
Capital	Kumamoto
Subdivisions	Districts: 9, Municipalities: 45
Government
• Governor	Takashi Kimura (木村敬) (from April 2024)
Area
• Total	7,409.48 km2 (2,860.82 sq mi)
• Rank	15th
Population  (1 June 2019)
• Total	1,748,134
• Rank	23rd
• Density	240/km2 (610/sq mi)
GDP [1]
• Total	JP¥ 6,363 billion US$ 58.4 billion (2019)
ISO 3166 code	JP-43
Website	www.pref.kumamoto.jp
Symbols of Japan
Bird	Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Flower	Gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri)
Tree	Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)

Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県, Kumamoto-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū.^[2] Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 (as of 1 June 2019^[update]) and has a geographic area of 7,409 square kilometres (2,861 sq mi). Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture to the northeast, Miyazaki Prefecture to the southeast, and Kagoshima Prefecture to the south.

Kumamoto is the capital and largest city of Kumamoto Prefecture, with other major cities including Yatsushiro, Amakusa, and Tamana.^[3] Kumamoto Prefecture is located in the center of Kyūshū on the coast of the Ariake Sea, across from Nagasaki Prefecture, with the mainland separated from the East China Sea by the Amakusa Archipelago. Kumamoto Prefecture is home to Mount Aso, the largest active volcano in Japan and among the largest in the world, with its peak 1,592 metres (5,223 ft) above sea level.