Nakagawa,_Tochigi

Nakagawa, Tochigi

Nakagawa, Tochigi

Town in Kantō, Japan

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.

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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.

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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 three 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

  • Nakagawa does not have any passenger railway service.

Highway

Local attractions

International relations

References

  1. [1]
    "Nakagawa Town official home page" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. [2]
    Nakagawa climate data
  3. [3]
    Nakagawa population statistics
  4. [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.
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