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Kawagoe (川越町, Kawagoe-chō) is a town located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2021^[update], the town had an estimated population of 15,409 in 7021 households and a population density of 1800 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town was 8.73 square kilometres (3.37 sq mi).

Kawagoe 川越町
Town
Kawagoe Town Office
Flag Seal
Location of Kawagoe in Mie Prefecture
Kawagoe
Coordinates: 35°1′N 136°40′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Mie
District	Mie
Area
• Total	8.73 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Population  (September 1, 2021)
• Total	15,409
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Round Leaf Holly
- Flower	Narcissus
Phone number	059-366-7112
Address	280 Toyota-isshiki Minami-Udono, Kawagoe-chō, Mie-gun, Mie-ken 510-8588
Website	Official website

Geography

Kawagoe is located in northeastern Mie Prefecture, in the lowlands bordering on Ise Bay. Parts of the municipality are polders, at (or near) sealevel.

Neighboring municipalities

Mie Prefecture

• Yokkaichi
• Asahi
• Kuwana

Climate

Kawagoe has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kawagoe is 14.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1656 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.5 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kawagoe has increased steadily over the past 30 years.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1960	8,388	—
1970	10,605	+26.4%
1980	10,645	+0.4%
1990	9,988	−6.2%
2000	11,782	+18.0%
2010	14,005	+18.9%

History

The area of present-day Kawagoe was located in ancient Ise Province and was part of the holdings of Kuwana Domain in the Edo period, It was an area of large scale land reclamation projects by the Domain to increase its rice lands. During the Meiji period, Kawagoe was one of the villages established within Asake District of Mie Prefecture with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Asake District was abolished in 1896, and merged with Mie District. Kawagoe village was raised to town status on October 17, 1957.

Government

Kawagoe has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members. Kawagoe, collectively with the other municipalities of Mie District, contributes two members to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Mie 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Kawagoe has an economy based on agriculture and Commercial fishing. Chubu Electric's Kawagoe Power Station is located in the town.

Education

Kawagoe has two public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Mie Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

Kintetsu Railway – Nagoya Line

• Kawagoe Tomisuhara

Highway

• Isewangan Expressway
• National Route 1
• National Route 23

Notable people

• Yūta Ishikawa – professional shogi player
• Kumiko Ogura – professional badminton player

References

External links

Media related to Kawagoe, Mie at Wikimedia Commons

• Kawagoe official website (in Japanese)

На других языках

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- [en] Kawagoe, Mie

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[es] Kawagoe (Mie)

Kawagoe (川越町, Kawagoe-chō?) es un pueblo localizado en la prefectura de Mie, Japón. En junio de 2019 tenía una población de 14.999 habitantes y una densidad de población de 1.718 personas por km². Su área total es de 8,73 km².

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[ru] Кавагоэ (посёлок)

Кавагоэ (яп. 川越町 Кавагоэ-тё:) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Миэ префектуры Миэ. Площадь посёлка составляет 8,71 км²[1], население — 14 609 человек (1 июня 2014)[2], плотность населения — 1677,27 чел./км².

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