Saga Prefecture
prefecture of Japan
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Summary
Saga Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 4,571 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #41 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Genkai Sea[5], Ariake Sea[6]
- Head of government: Yoshinori Yamaguchi[7]
- Capital: Saga[8]
- Shares border with: Fukuoka Prefecture[9], Nagasaki Prefecture[10]
- Anthem: Saga Kenmin no Uta[11], 佐賀県民歌[12]
- Named after: Saga district[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Saga[14], Karatsu[15], Tosu[16], Taku[17], Imari[18], Takeo[19], Kashima[20], Ogi[21], Ureshino[22], Kanzaki[23], Kanzaki district[24], Miyaki district[25], Higashimatsuura district[26], Nishimatsuura district[27]
- Flag: flag of Saga prefecture[28]
- Twinned administrative body: Michigan[29], Rio Grande do Sul[30], Hunan[31]
- Legislative body: Saga Prefectural Assembly[32]
- Executive body: Saga prefectural government[33]
- Commons category: Saga prefecture[34]
- Licence plate code: 佐賀[35]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[36], Japan Standard Time[37]
- Highest point: Tara-dake[38]
- Separated from: Nagasaki Prefecture[39]
- Official website: https://www.pref.saga.lg.jp/[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:Saga Prefecture[41]
- Commons gallery: Saga prefecture[42]
- Population: 809,824[43]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portail:Préfecture de Saga[44]
- Office held by head of government: governor of Saga Prefecture[45]
- External data available at URL: http://odcs.bodik.jp/410004/[46]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Saga Prefecture include Saga Station[47], a railway station[48], in Japan[49], founded in 1891[50].
Why It Matters
Saga Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for it include Saga Station[47], a railway station[48], in Japan[49], founded in 1891[50].