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Population
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Area [2]
導入促進基本計画 (Basic Plan for Industry Promotion)
*Indirectly named after a person
This list covers countries and dependencies whose English name comes from a historical or religious figures. One country (Solomon Islands) is named after a legendary figure.
Other country names have unclear origins.
Countries edit
*Indirectly named after a person
‡Legendary figure
| Bolivia | Simón Bolívar (1783-1830), leader of Latin American independence[3] |
| Colombia | Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), European discoverer of the Americas |
| Dominican Republic* | Saint Dominic (1170-1221), Catholic priest. *The first Spanish colony, Santo Domingo, was named after him. |
| El Salvador* | Jesus (1st century). *Spanish for "the savior." |
| Eswatini | Mswati II (c. 1820-1865), king of Eswatini. |
| Kiribati | Thomas Gilbert (18th century), British mariner. Kiribatian name for "Gilbert Islands." |
| Marshall Islands | John Marshall (1748-1819), British mariner and Pacific explorer |
| Mauritius | Maurice of Orange (1567-1625), Dutch nobleman |
| Mozambique* | Mussa Bin Bique, merchant. *Country is named after the Island of Mozambique. |
| Philippines | Philip II of Spain (1527-1598), Spanish king |
| Seychelles | Jean Moreau de Séchelles (1690-1761), French official |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Christopher (3rd century), Christian martyr and patron saint of Christopher Colombus |
| Saint Lucia | Lucia of Syracuse (283-304), Christian saint |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Vincent of Saragossa (3rd century), Christian martyr and saint |
| San Marino* | Saint Marinus (4th century), Christian saint. *Founded monastery that grew into modern country. |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Thomas the Apostle (1st century), early follower of Jesus. Príncipe is named after Afonso, Prince of Portugal (1475-1491). |
| Solomon Islands‡ | ‡Solomon (10th century BCE), king of Israel. |
| United States of America* | Amerigo Vespucci (1451-1512), Italian explorer. *Country is named after the continent, America. |
Former countries edit
| Country | Modern location | Source of name |
|---|---|---|
| Lotharingia | Europe | Lothair II (835-869), first king of Lotharingia |
| Rhodesia | Zimbabwe | Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902), British businessman |
| Ottoman Empire | Turkey | Osman I (14th century), founder of the empire |
Legendary figures or unclear origins edit
| Country | Source of name |
|---|---|
| Bangladesh | Traditionally from Bung/Bang, descendant of Noah[4][5][6] |
| Cambodia | Possibly after Kambu Swayambhuva |
| Czech Republic | Possibly after Čech, legendary ancestor of Czech nation |
| Israel | Jacob (also called "Israel"), Biblical ancestor of Israelites |
| Uzbekistan | Possibly after Oghuz Khagan, legendary Khan of Turkic people |
The Danish West Indies was a Danish colony in the Caribbean, west of Puerto Rico, that consisted of what is now the U.S. Virgin Islands. It included Saint Thomas, Saint John (Danish: St. Jan), Saint Croix, Water Island, and other minor islands. In 1917, the United States purchased the islands from Denmark, except for Water Island (acquired separately in 1944). The Danish West Indies are also called the Danish Antilles or the Danish Virgin Islands.
English is an official language in 32 states and all 5 territories. Other languages with an official status are:
Hawaiian – Hawaii
Spanish – Puerto Rico, New Mexico (special status)
French – Maine, Louisiana (both de facto)
Samoan – American Samoa
Chamorro – Guam, Northern Mariana Islands
Carolinian – Northern Mariana Islands
Native American languages – Alaska (Yup'ik, 19 others), South Dakota (Lakota, others), Native-controlled lands (Algonquian, Cherokee, many others)
Nati20 Indigenous languages are official in Alaska. Algonquian, Cherokee, and Sioux are among many other official languages in Native-controlled lands throughout the country. French is a de facto, but unofficial, language in Maine and Louisiana, while New Mexico law grants Spanish a special status. In five territories, English as well as one or more indigenous languages are official: Spanish in Puerto Rico, Samoan in American Samoa, and Chamorro in both Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Carolinian is also an official language in the Northern Mariana Islands.
The Japanese prefecture of Kagawa is organized into eight cities and nine towns. The largest by far is the prefectural capital of Takamatsu (pop. 417,814), while the smallest is the island town of Naoshima (pop. 3,026). Towns belong to one of five districts.
Over time, many small municipalities have been dissolved and merged to create larger towns and cities. During nationwide mergers between 1999 and 2016, the number of municipalities decreased from 43 to 17.
Cities and towns by population and area edit
| Rank (2020) |
English | Japanese | Status | Population (2020)[7] |
Population (2015)[7] |
Area (km2)[8] | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Total) | (Kagawa) | (香川県) | (Prefecture) | 949,358 | 976,263 | 1,876.80 | |
| 1 |  Takamatsu (capital)
|
高松市 | City | 417,814 | 420,748 | 375.42 | |
| 2 |  Marugame
|
丸亀市 | City | 109,165 | 110,010 | 111.83 | |
| 3 |  Mitoyo
|
三豊市 | City | 61,839 | 65,524 | 222.70 | |
| 4 |  Kan'onji
|
観音寺市 | City | 56,639 | 59,409 | 117.83 | |
| 5 |  Sakaide
|
坂出市 | City | 50,577 | 53,164 | 92.49 | |
| 6 |  Sanuki
|
さぬき市 | City | 46,723 | 50,272 | 158.63 | |
| 7 |  Zentsūji
|
善通寺市 | City | 31,620 | 32,927 | 39.93 | |
| 8 |  Higashikagawa
|
東かがわ市 | City | 28,305 | 31,031 | 152.86 | |
| 9 |  Miki
|
三木町 | Town | 26,859 | 27,684 | 75.78 | Kita |
| 10 |  Tadotsu
|
多度津町 | Town | 22,813 | 23,366 | 24.39 | Nakatado |
| 11 |  Ayagawa
|
綾川町 | Town | 22,730 | 23,610 | 109.75 | Ayauta |
| 12 |  Utazu
|
宇多津町 | Town | 18,897 | 18,952 | 8.10 | Ayauta |
| 13 |  Mannō
|
まんのう町 | Town | 17,324 | 18,377 | 194.45 | Nakatado |
| 14 |  Shōdoshima
|
小豆島町 | Town | 13,646 | 14,862 | 95.59 | Shōzu |
| 15 |  Tonoshō
|
土庄町 | Town | 12,915 | 14,002 | 74.38 | Shōzu |
| 16 |  Kotohira
|
琴平町 | Town | 8,466 | 9,186 | 8.47 | Nakatado |
| 17 |  Naoshima
|
直島町 | Town | 3,026 | 3,139 | 14.22[a] | Kagawa |
The modern town borders cover the entire western half of Shodoshima.[10] The island of Teshima, also part of Tonosho, lies to the west.[11]
History and geography edit
Tonoshō was designated a town in the late 19th century. In the 1950s, five surrounding villages on western Shōdoshima and the island/village of Teshima were consolidated into the town of Tonosho.[12]
In addition to Shōdoshima, three adjacent islands belonging to Tonoshō are inhabited: Teshima, Odeshima, and Okinoshima.[13]
- Teshima – the largest and most populous of the three. Lies west of Tonosho and has regular ferry service to nearby ports. It is known for its art installations and museums, and was also an illegal dumping site for industrial waste in the 1980s, beginning clean-up in 2003.[14]
- Odeshima – population 10, lies about halfway between Teshima and Tonosho.[15]
- Okinoshima – population 60, lies just off the northwest coast of Shodoshima. Most inhabitants are involved in fishing.[15][16]
The island of Maejima is technically distinct from Shodoshima by virtue of the extremely narrow Dofuchi Strait, which cuts north-south through Shodoshima near the Tonosho town center. The Dofuchi Strait, only about 10 meters wide, is the narrowest strait in the world.[17]
Notable locations edit
- Angel Road, a 500-meter-long sandbar that appears during low tide, connecting Shodoshima with a series of small islets[18]
- Chōshi Gorge[19]
- Dofuchi Strait, the narrowest strait in the world[20]
- Teshima, a large island to the west
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- ^ Land of Two Rivers, Nitish Sengupta
- ^ Abu'l-Fazl. Ain-i-Akbari.
- ^ RIYAZU-S-SALĀTĪN: A History of Bengal Archived 15 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Ghulam Husain Salim, The Asiatic Society, Calcutta, 1902.
- ^ a b "香川県推計人口及び人口移動（令和2年9月1日現在推計）". 香川県 (Kagawa Prefecture). Kagawa Prefectural Government. September 1, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "香川県離島振興計画 [Island Promotion Plan, Kagawa Prefecture]" (PDF) (in Japanese). Kagawa Prefecture. December 2017.
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