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Nakagawa (那珂川町, Nakagawa-machi) is a town located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2020, the town had an estimated population of 15,824 in 6,028 households,[1] and a population density of 82 persons per km². Its total area of the town is 192.79 square kilometres (74.44 sq mi). On October 4, 2013, a portion of the town was designated one of The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan.

Nakagawa
那珂川町
Town
NakagawaTown Office
Location of Nakagawa in Tochigi Prefecture
Nakagawa
 
Coordinates: 36°44′17.5″N 140°10′17.4″E
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureTochigi Prefecture
DistrictNasu
Area
  Total192.78 km2 (74.43 sq mi)
Population
 (August 2020)
  Total15,824
  Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreePine
- FlowerKatakuri
- BirdJapanese bush warbler
Phone number0287-92-1111
AddressBato 409, Nakagawa-machi, Nasu-gun, Tochigi-ken 324-0692
WebsiteOfficial website
Bato Hiroshige Museum
Bato Hiroshige Museum

Geography


Nakagawa is located in northeast Tochigi Prefecture.


Surrounding municipalities


Tochigi Prefecture

Ibaraki Prefecture


Climate


Nakagawa has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nakagawa is 12.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1418 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.6 °C.[2]


Demographics


Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Nakagawa has declined over the past 60 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1960 29,256    
1970 24,138−17.5%
1980 22,704−5.9%
1990 22,383−1.4%
2000 20,999−6.2%
2010 18,460−12.1%
2020 15,215−17.6%

History


The town of Batō was created within Nasu District, Tochigi on May 29, 1891 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. Nakagawa was created on October 1, 2005 from the merger of Batō with the neighboring town of Ogawa.


Government


Nakagawa has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 13 members. Nakagawa, together with the city of Nasukarasuyama collectively contributes one member to the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Tochigi 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.


Economy


The economy of Nakagawa is heavily dependent on agriculture.


Education


Nakagawa has four public primary schools and public two middle schools operated by the town government. The town has one public high school operated by the Tochigi Prefectural Board of Education.


Transportation



Railway



Highway



Local attractions



International relations



References


  1. "Nakagawa Town official home page" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. Nakagawa climate data
  3. Nakagawa population statistics
  4. Batō (whose name can be translated as “horsehead) was the sister city of Horseheads, New York. After it merged with Ogawa, Nakagawa continued sending delegates.



На других языках


- [en] Nakagawa, Tochigi

[es] Nakagawa (Tochigi)

Nakagawa (那珂川町, Nakagawa-machi?) es un pueblo en la prefectura de Tochigi, Japón, localizado en la parte central de la isla de Honshū, en la región de Kantō. El 1 de marzo de 2021 tenía una población estimada de 14 921 habitantes y una densidad de población de 77 personas por km².[4]

[ru] Накагава (Тотиги)

Накагава (яп. 那珂川町 Накагава-мати) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Насу префектуры Тотиги. Площадь посёлка составляет 192,84 км²[1], население — 17 984 человека (1 июля 2014)[2], плотность населения — 93,26 чел./км².



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