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Kawajima (川島町, Kawajima-machi) is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021^[update], the town had an estimated population of 19,653 in 8105 households and a population density of 470 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town is 41.63 square kilometres (16.07 sq mi).

Kawajima 　 川島町
Town
Kawajima town office
Flag Seal
Location of Kawajima in Saitama Prefecture
Kawajima
Coordinates: 35°58′55.4″N 139°28′53.6″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama
District	Hiki
Area
• Total	41.63 km2 (16.07 sq mi)
Population  (March 2021)
• Total	19,653
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Osmanthus fragrans
- Flower	Iris
- Bird	Eurasian skylark
Phone number	049-299-1751
Address	1175 Hiranuma, Kawajima-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama-ken 350-0192
Website	Official website

Geography

Kawajima is located in the Arakawa River drainage basis in central Saitama Prefecture.

Surrounding municipalities

Saitama Prefecture

• Kawagoe
• Higshimatsuyama
• Ageo
• Okegawa
• Kitamoto
• Sakado
• Yoshimi

Climate

Kawajima has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kawajima is 14.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1448 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.0 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kawajima has remained relatively stable for the past 30 years.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1920	15,255	—
1930	15,216	−0.3%
1940	15,794	+3.8%
1950	18,014	+14.1%
1960	16,443	−8.7%
1970	15,049	−8.5%
1980	17,393	+15.6%
1990	21,946	+26.2%
2000	23,322	+6.3%
2010	22,092	−5.3%

History

The village of Kawajima was created on November 3, 1954 by the merger of the villages of Nakamura, Igusa, Mionoya, Demaru, Yatsuho, and Omino. It was elevated to town status on November 3, 1972.

Government

Kawajima has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 14 members. Kawajima, together with the city of Higashimatsuyama and the town of Yoshimi, contributes two members to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Saitama 10th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Honda has an assembly plant in Kawajima, which is a major local employer.

Education

Kawajima has four public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school. The Saitama Prefectural Board of Education operates one special education school for the handicapped.

Transportation

Railway

• Kawajima does not have any passenger rail service

Highway

• Ken-Ō Expressway
• National Route 254

Airports

• Honda Airport

Noted people from Kawajima

• Taimei Yamaguchi, politician

References

External links

Media related to Kawajima, Saitama at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Website (in Japanese)

На других языках

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[de] Kawajima (Saitama)

Kawajima (jap. 川島町, -machi) ist eine Stadt auf der japanischen Hauptinsel Honshū im Landkreis Hiki in der Präfektur Saitama.

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- [en] Kawajima, Saitama

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[es] Kawajima

Kawajima (川島町, Kawajima-machi?) es un pueblo en la prefectura de Saitama, Japón, localizado en el centro-este de la isla de Honshū, en la región de Kantō. El 1 de marzo de 2021 tenía una población estimada de 19 362 habitantes y una densidad de población de 465 personas por km².[5]

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[ru] Кавадзима

Кавадзима (яп. 川島町 Кавадзима-мати) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Хики префектуры Сайтама. Площадь посёлка составляет 41,72 км²[1], население — 21 079 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 505,25 чел./км².

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