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Kawajima, Saitama

Kawajima
川島町
Kawajima town office
Kawajima town office
Flag of Kawajima
Official seal of Kawajima
Location of Kawajima in Saitama Prefecture
Location of Kawajima in Saitama Prefecture
Kawajima is located in Japan
Kawajima
Kawajima
 
Coordinates: 35°58′55.4″N 139°28′53.6″E / 35.982056°N 139.481556°E / 35.982056; 139.481556
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureSaitama
DistrictHiki
Area
 • Total
41.63 km2 (16.07 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2021)
 • Total
19,653
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeOsmanthus fragrans
- FlowerIris
- BirdEurasian skylark
Phone number049-299-1751
Address1175 Hiranuma, Kawajima-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama-ken 350-0192
WebsiteOfficial website

Kawajima (川島町, Kawajima-machi) is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 19,653 in 8105 households and a population density of 470 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town is 41.63 square kilometres (16.07 sq mi).

Geography

Kawajima is located in the Arakawa River drainage basis in central Saitama Prefecture.

Surrounding municipalities

Saitama Prefecture

Climate

Kawajima has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kawajima is 14.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1448 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.0 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kawajima peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 15,255—    
1930 15,216−0.3%
1940 15,794+3.8%
1950 18,014+14.1%
1960 16,443−8.7%
1970 15,049−8.5%
1980 17,393+15.6%
1990 21,946+26.2%
2000 23,322+6.3%
2010 22,147−5.0%
2020 19,378−12.5%

History

The village of Kawajima was created on November 3, 1954 by the merger of the villages of Nakamura, Igusa, Mionoya, Demaru, Yatsuho, and Omino. It was elevated to town status on November 3, 1972.

Government

Kawajima has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 14 members. Kawajima, together with the city of Higashimatsuyama and the town of Yoshimi, contributes two members to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Saitama 10th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Honda has an assembly plant in Kawajima, which is a major local employer.

Education

Kawajima has four public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school. The Saitama Prefectural Board of Education operates one special education school for the handicapped.

Transportation

Railway

  • Kawajima does not have any passenger rail service

Highway

Airports

Noted people from Kawajima

References

  1. ^ "Kawajima town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ Kawajima climate data
  3. ^ Kawajima population statistics

Media related to Kawajima, Saitama at Wikimedia Commons

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