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Kawasaki, Miyagi

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Kawasaki
川崎町
Kamafusa Lake in Kawasaki
Kamafusa Lake in Kawasaki
Flag of Kawasaki
Official seal of Kawasaki
Location of Kawasaki in Miyagi Prefecture
Location of Kawasaki in Miyagi Prefecture
Kawasaki is located in Japan
Kawasaki
Kawasaki
 
Coordinates: 38°10′40.4″N 140°38′23″E / 38.177889°N 140.63972°E / 38.177889; 140.63972
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureMiyagi
DistrictShibata
Area
 • Total270.77 km2 (104.54 sq mi)
Population
 (May 31, 2020)
 • Total8,637
 • Density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeEnkianthus perulatus
- FlowerRhododendron subg. Hymenanthes
Phone number0224-55-2111
AddressMaekawa Urate 175-1, Kawasaki-machi, Shibata-gun, Miyagi-ken 989-1592
WebsiteOfficial website
Kawasaki town hall

Kawasaki (川崎町, Kawasaki-machi) is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2020, the town had an estimated population of 8,637 and a population density of 32 persons per km2 in 3,391 households.[1] The total area of the town is 270.77 square kilometres (104.54 sq mi).

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Geography

Kawasaki is located in south-western Miyagi Prefecture, bordered by the Ōu Mountains to the west. Mount Zaō (1840.8 meters) is partly within the borders of Kawasaki. About 85% of the town area is classified as mountainous.

Neighboring municipalities

Miyagi Prefecture

Yamagata Prefecture

Climate

Kawasaki has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Kawasaki is 11.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1318 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.9 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kawasaki has declined over the past 70 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1950 13,137—    
1960 12,981−1.2%
1970 10,344−20.3%
1980 10,636+2.8%
1990 10,797+1.5%
2000 10,871+0.7%
2010 9,978−8.2%
2020 8,345−16.4%

History

The area of present-day Kawasaki was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and was part of the holdings of Sendai Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. The village of Kawasaki was established on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of post-Meiji restoration modern municipalities system. It was promoted to town status on May 3, 1948. Kawasaki merged with the neighboring town of Tomioka and the former village of Hasekura on April 20, 1955.

Government

Kawasaki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 13 members. Kawasaki, collectively with the other municipalities in Shibata District contributes two seats to the Miyagi Prefectural legislature. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Miyagi 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The economy of Kawasaki is largely based on agriculture and forestry.

Education

  • Kawasaki has four public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government, one public high school operated by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

Kawasaki is not served by any passenger train lines.

Highway

Local attractions

References

External links

Media related to Kawasaki, Miyagi at Wikimedia Commons

This page was last edited on 29 August 2022, at 00:30
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