Kumamoto Prefecture

The Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県Japanese, Kumamoto - ken) is a prefecture of Japan. It is located in the region of Kyushu on the island of Kyushu. Seat of the prefectural government is the city of Kumamoto.

Politics and Administration

LDP: 34
DPJ: 5
Kōmeitō: 3
Mushozoku Kaikaku club: 2
NSP: 1
JCP: 1
Non-attached Members: 2

Governor of Kumamoto is since 2008 the political scientist Ikuo Kabashima, who was re- elected at the gubernatorial election in March 2012 for a second term. In parliament, with 49 regular members from previously 22 constituencies the Liberal Democratic Party won an absolute majority in the regional elections in April 2011. After collecting the prefectural capital Kumamoto major city by decree in April 2012, the date by far the largest constituency Kumamoto City, where 16 deputies were elected, divided into five constituencies that meet the new districts and choose between two and four deputies.

In the national parliament Kumamoto is represented by five directly elected representatives in the House of Representatives, according to the last election in 2012 four Liberal Democrats and Hiroyuki Sonoda for the Nippon Ishin no Kai. In the councils house sitting for the prefecture after the elections of 2010 and 2013, two Liberal Democrats.

Administrative divisions

Independent cities (市shi )

Seirei shitei toshi ( " Regierungsdesignierte big city " ) Kumamoto, seat of the prefectural government

Amakusa
Arao
Aso

Hitoyoshi
Kami- Amakusa
Kikuchi
Koshi
Minamata

Tamana
Uki
Uto
Yamaga
Yatsushiro

Counties (郡, gun)

List of counties of the Kumamoto Prefecture, as well as their towns (町, chō or machi ) and villages (村, mura ).

Amakusa Reihoku

Ashikita
Tsunagi

Minamiaso
Minamioguni
Nishihara
Oguni
Takamori
Ubuyama

Kamimashiki Kashima
Kosa
Mashiki
Mifune
Yamato

Kikuyo
Ōzu

Kuma Asagiri
Itsuki
Kuma
Mizukami
Nishiki
Sagara
Taragi
Yamae
Yunomae

Shimomashiki Misato

Gyokutō
Nagasu
Nagomi
Nankan

Hikawa

Biggest Towns

Suizenji Park

Kumamoto Castle

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