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Tokigawa (ときがわ町, Tokigawa-machi) is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021^[update], the town had an estimated population of 10,880 in 4750 households and a population density of 190 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town is 55.90 square kilometres (21.58 sq mi).

Tokigawa ときがわ町
Town
Tokigawa town office
Flag Seal
Location of Tokigawa in Saitama Prefecture
Tokigawa
Coordinates: 36°0′31″N 139°17′48.5″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama
District	Hiki
Area
• Total	55.90 km2 (21.58 sq mi)
Population  (March 2021)
• Total	10,880
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Japanese maple
- Flower	Rhododendron
- Bird	Common kingfisher
Phone number	0493-65-1521
Address	2490 Tamagawa, Tokigawa-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama-ken 355-0395
Website	Official website

Geography

Tokigawa is located in central Saitama Prefecture.

Surrounding municipalities

Saitama Prefecture

• Hannō
• Chichibu
• Ogawa
• Hatoyama
• Ranzan
• Higashichibu
• Yokoze
• Ogose

Climate

Tokigawa has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tokigawa is 13.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1746 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.3 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Tokigawa has remained relatively steady for the past 50 years.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1920	9,929	—
1930	9,898	−0.3%
1940	9,740	−1.6%
1950	11,772	+20.9%
1960	11,120	−5.5%
1970	10,414	−6.3%
1980	11,131	+6.9%
1990	13,489	+21.2%
2000	13,966	+3.5%
2010	12,421	−11.1%

History

The villages of Myōkaku and Tamagawa were created within Hiki District, Saitama with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Myōkaku merged with the village of Okunugi from Chichibu District to form the village of Tokigawa on February 1, 1955. Tokigawa and Tamagawa merged to form the town of Tokigawa on February 1, 2006.

Government

Tokigawa has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members. Tokigawa, together with the towns of Ranzan, Ogawa and Namekawa, contributes one member to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Saitama 9th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Tokigawa is a rural, agricultural community.

Education

Tokigawa has three public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railway

JR East – Hachikō Line

• Myōkaku

Highway

Tokigawa is not served by any expressways or national highways

Local attractions

• Jiko-ji, one of the Bandō Sanjūsankasho temples
• Tokigawa onsen
• Tamagawa onsen

References

External links

Media related to Tokigawa, Saitama at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Website (in Japanese)

На других языках

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- [en] Tokigawa, Saitama

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[es] Tokigawa

Tokigawa (ときがわ町, Tokigawa-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 10 470 habitantes y una densidad de población de 187 personas por km².[5]

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[ru] Токигава

Токигава (яп. ときがわ町 Токигава-мати) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Хики префектуры Сайтама. Площадь посёлка составляет 55,77 км²[1], население — 11 628 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 208,50 чел./км².

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