Kochi prefecture

Kōchi prefecture (Japanese: 高知県; Hepburn: Kōchi-ken) is located on the south coast of Shikoku, Japan. The capital is the city of Kochi.

The prefecture's name is spelled KÃÂÃÂ´ti in the Nippon-shiki and Kunrei romanization systems, and is spelled Kooti in JSL.

**Kochi prefecture (高知県)**
Symbols
Kochi prefectural symbol
Capital	Kochi
Region:	Shikoku
Island:	Shikoku
Area - Total - % water	Ranked 14th 7,104.70 km² 0.2%
Population - Total (2000) - Density	Ranked 45th 813,980 115/km²
Districts:	7
Municipalities:	53
:	JP-39
Pref. Flower:	Yamamomo (Myrica rubra)
Pref. Tree:	Yanase Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica)
Pref. Bird:	Fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)

Table of contents

1 History
2 Geography

2.1 Cities
2.2 Districts

3 Economy
4 Demographics
5 Culture
6 Tourism
7 Prefectural symbols
8 Miscellaneous topics
9 External links

History

Prefectures of Japan
Aichi \| Akita \| Aomori \| Chiba \| Ehime \| Fukui \| Fukuoka \| Fukushima \| Gifu \| Gunma \| Hiroshima \| Hokkaido \| Hyogo \| Ibaraki \| Ishikawa \| Iwate \| Kagawa \| Kagoshima \| Kanagawa \| Kochi \| Kumamoto \| Kyoto \| Mie \| Miyagi \| Miyazaki \| Nagano \| Nagasaki \| Nara \| Niigata \| Oita \| Okayama \| Okinawa \| Osaka \| Saga \| Saitama \| Shiga \| Shimane \| Shizuoka \| Tochigi \| Tokushima \| Tokyo \| Tottori \| Toyama \| Wakayama \| Yamagata \| Yamaguchi \| Yamanashi