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Kitagawa (北川村, Kitagawa-mura) is a village located in Aki District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 June 2022, the village had an estimated population of 1,228 in 612 households and a population density of 6.2 persons per km².[1]The total area of the village is 196.73 square kilometres (75.96 sq mi).

Kitagawa
北川村
Village
Kitagawa village hall
Location of Kitagawa in Kōchi Prefecture
Kitagawa
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 33°27′N 134°3′E
CountryJapan
RegionShikoku
Prefecture Kōchi
DistrictAki
Area
  Total196.73 km2 (75.96 sq mi)
Population
 (June 30, 2022)
  Total1,228
  Density6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address1530 Notomo Kō, Kitagawa-mura, Aki-gun, Kōchi-ken 781-6441
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
BirdWarbling white-eye
FlowerPyrus pyrifolia
TreePaulownia tomentosa
birthplace of Nakaoka Shintaro
birthplace of Nakaoka Shintaro
Kitagawa Monet Marmottan Water garden
Kitagawa Monet Marmottan Water garden

Geography


Kitagawa is located in northeastern Kōchi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. It is situated on a mountainous area.


Neighbouring municipalities


Kōchi Prefecture

Tokushima Prefecture


Climate


Kitagawa has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kitagawa is 14.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2543 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in Kitagawa, at around 24.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.3 °C.[2]


Demographics


Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kitagawa has been decreased rapidly since the 1960s.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 3,514    
1930 4,836+37.6%
1940 3,509−27.4%
1950 4,537+29.3%
1960 6,000+32.2%
1970 2,584−56.9%
1980 1,907−26.2%
1990 1,706−10.5%
2000 1,591−6.7%
2010 1,367−14.1%

History


As with all of Kōchi Prefecture, the area of Kitagawa was part of ancient Tosa Province. The name of Aki District appears in Nara period . During the Edo period, the area was part of the holdings of Tosa Domain ruled by the Yamauchi clan from their seat at Kōchi Castle. The village of Kitagawa was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on October 1, 1889.


Government


Kitagawa has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral village council of eight members. Kitagawa, together with the other municipalities of Aki District, contributes one member to the Kōchi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the village is part of Kōchi 1st district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.


Economy


Kitagawa's economy is centered on forestry and citrus fruit tree cultivation (yuzu)


Education


Kitagawa has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.


Transportation



Railway


The village does not have any passenger railway service. The nearest train station is Nahari Station on the Tosa Kuroshio Railway.


Highways



Local attractions



Noted people from Kitagawa



References






На других языках


- [en] Kitagawa, Kōchi

[ru] Китагава

Китагава (яп. 北川村 Китагава-мура) — село в Японии, находящееся в уезде Аки префектуры Коти. Площадь села составляет 196,91 км²[1], население — 1288 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 6,54 чел./км².



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