Miyazaki Prefecture

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**Miyazaki Prefecture (宮崎県; *Miyazaki-ken*)**

Capital	Miyazaki
Region	Kyūshū
Island	Kyūshū
Governor	Hideo Higashikokubaru (Sonomanma Higashi)
Area	6,684.67 km² (19^th)
- % water	0.3%
Population (2000)
- Population	1,170,023 (37^th)
- Density	175 /km²
Districts	8
Municipalities	30
ISO 3166-2	JP-45
Website	www.pref.miyazaki.jp/ contents/foreign/english/
Prefectural Symbols
- Flower	Hamayu (Crinum asiaticum var. japonicum)
- Tree	Phoenix palm (Phoenix canariensis)
- Bird	Ijima copper pheasant (Phasianus soemmerringii ijimae)
Symbol of Miyazaki Prefecture

Miyazaki Prefecture (宮崎県, Miyazaki-ken^?) is located on the island of Kyūshū, Japan. The capital is the city of Miyazaki.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Region
4 Sports
5 See also
6 External links

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

Map of Miyazaki Prefecture.

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.

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

Higashimorokata District
- Aya
- Kunitomi
Higashiusuki District
- Kadogawa
- Misato
- Morotsuka
- Shiiba
Kitamorokata District
- Mimata
Koyu District
- Kawaminami
- Kijo
- Nishimera
- Shintomi
- Takanabe
- Tsuno
Minaminaka District
- Kitago
- Nango
Miyazaki District
- Kiyotake
Nishimorokata District
- Nojiri
- Takaharu
Nishiusuki District

The towns of :Tano, Sadowara, and Takaoka merged into the city of Miyazaki (January 1, 2006)
The towns of Takajo, Takazaki, Yamada and Yamanokuchi and the city of Miyakonojo→the city of Miyakonojo (January 1, 2006) ※New municipal organization
The villages of Nango, Saigo and Kitago→the town of Misato (January 1, 2006)
The towns of Kitaura and Kitakata merged into the city of Nobeoka (February 20, 2006)
The town of Togo merged into the city of Hyūga. (February 25, 2006)
The city of Kobayashi and the village of Suki→the city of Kobayashi. (March 20, 2006) ※New municipal organization
The town of Kitagawa merged into the city of Nobeoka. (March 31, 2007)

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