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Kawanishi (川西町, Kawanishi-machi, IPA: [kawa̠ɲiɕiꜜmatɕi]) is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2020, the town had an estimated population of 14,967 in 5052 households,[1] and a population density of 90 persons per km². The total area of the town is 166.46 square kilometres (64 sq mi).

Kawanishi
川西町
Town
Kawanishi Town Hall
Location of Kawanishi in Yamagata Prefecture
Kawanishi
 
Coordinates: 38°00′16.2″N 140°02′44.9″E
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureYamagata
DistrictHigashiokitama
Area
  Total166.46 km2 (64.27 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2020)
  Total14,967
  Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreePine
- FlowerDahlia
Phone number0238-42-2111
Address1567 Kamikomatsu, Kawanishi-machi, Higashiokitama-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-0193
WebsiteOfficial website
Kawanishi Dahlia Park
Kawanishi Dahlia Park

Geography


Kawanishi is located in the southwest of the Yonezawa Basin. There are two major rivers, the Mogami River and the Omonogawa River, running along the town's borders. The literal meaning of Kawanishi is "west of the river", which refers to its location west of the Mogami River. Also, there are two minor rivers, the Inukawa and the Kurokawa, running through the town.


Neighboring municipalities



Climate


Kawanishi has a Humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October. The average annual temperature in Kawanishi is 11.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1555 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.5 °C.[2]


Demographics


Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kawanishi peaked around the year 1950 and has declined steadily since then. It is now considerably less than it was a hundred years ago.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 23,608    
1930 25,581+8.4%
1940 26,498+3.6%
1950 30,645+15.7%
1960 28,506−7.0%
1970 23,769−16.6%
1980 22,423−5.7%
1990 21,548−3.9%
2000 19,688−8.6%
2010 17,313−12.1%
2020 14,558−15.9%

History


The area of present-day Kawanishi was part of ancient Dewa Province. After the start of the Meiji period, the area became part of Higashiokitama District, Yamagata Prefecture. The nineteenth-century English traveler, Isabella Bird, stayed in the town, and noted the Yonezawa Basin area "as a 'Garden of Eden,' ground that smiles fruitfully, and Arcadia in Asia."[4] The town of Kawanishi was established on January 1, 1955 by the merger of the villages of Otsuka, Inukawa, Komatsu and Chugun from Meiji period, the area became part of Higashiokitama District and the village of Tamaniwa from Minamiokitama District. The village of Yoshijima from Higashiokitama District joined the town on February 1, 1955.


Economy


The abundance of water makes the town ideal for farming, mostly rice. The town also produces the famous Yonezawa beef since the Meiji era.


Education


Kawanishi has six public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Yamagata Prefectural Board of Education.


Transportation



Railway


East Japan Railway Company - Yonesaka Line

Yamagata Railway - Flower Nagai Line


Highway



Local attractions



Noted People from Kawanishi



Film Locations



References




Media related to Kawanishi, Yamagata at Wikimedia Commons


На других языках


- [en] Kawanishi, Yamagata

[es] Kawanishi (Yamagata)

Kawanishi (川西町, Kawanishi-machi?) es un pueblo localizado en la prefectura de Yamagata, Japón. En junio de 2019 tenía una población de 14.854 habitantes y una densidad de población de 89,2 personas por km². Su área total es de 166,60 km².

[ru] Каваниси (Ямагата)

Каваниси (яп. 川西町 Каваниси-мати) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Хигасиокитама префектуры Ямагата. Площадь посёлка составляет 166,46 км²[1], население — 16 198 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 97,31 чел./км².



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