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Kawatana (川棚町, Kawatana-chō) is a town located in Higashisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.

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Kawatana 川棚町
Town
Kawatana Town Office
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Location of Kawatana in Nagasaki Prefecture
Kawatana Location in Japan
Coordinates: 33°04′N 129°52′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Nagasaki Prefecture
District	Higashisonogi
Government
• Mayor	Fumio Yamaguchi
Area
• Total	37.25 km2 (14.38 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2021)
• Total	13,221
• Density	350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Website	kawatana.jp

As of October 1, 2021, the town has an estimated population of 13,221 and a density of 355 persons per km². The total area is 37.25 km².

During World War II, manufacturing facilities associated with the Sasebo Naval Arsenal were constructed in Kawatana, leading to a temporary increase in population. The economy of the area is now heavily dependent on agriculture and fishing.

Geography

Surrounding municipalities

• Nagasaki Prefecture
  • Sasebo
  • Hasami
  • Higashisonogi
• Saga Prefecture
  • Ureshino

Education

Kawatana have a prefectural high school, the Kawatana Prefectural High School (長崎県立川棚高等学校, Nagasaki-kenritsu Kawatana Kōtōgakkō), also known as Kawakō (川高). Meanwhile, the town also have a junior high school and three primary schools. There are also two special aid schools in Kawatana.

Transportation

Railway

• JR Kyushu
  • Ōmura Line: Ogushigō - Kawatana

Highway

Japan National Route 205 passes through Kawatana.

External links

• Media related to Kawatana, Nagasaki at Wikimedia Commons
• Kawatana official website (in Japanese)

На других языках

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- [en] Kawatana, Nagasaki

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[ru] Каватана

Каватана (яп. 川棚町 Каватана-тё:) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Хигасисоноги префектуры Нагасаки. Площадь посёлка составляет 37,25 км²[1], население — 14 111 человек (1 июля 2014)[2], плотность населения — 378,82 чел./км².

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