Nakagawa, Nagano
Nakagawa
中川村 | |
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Village | |
Nakagawa Village Hall | |
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![]() Location of Nakagawa in Nagano Prefecture | |
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Coordinates: 35°38′4.3″N 137°56′45.5″E / 35.634528°N 137.945972°ECoordinates: 35°38′4.3″N 137°56′45.5″E / 35.634528°N 137.945972°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) |
Prefecture | Nagano |
District | Kamiina |
Area | |
• Total | 77.05 km2 (29.75 sq mi) |
Population (April 2019) | |
• Total | 4,910 |
• Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
Symbols | |
• Tree | Chamaecyparis obtusa |
• Flower | Ponerorchis |
Phone number | 0265-88-3001 |
Address | 4045-1 Okusa, Nakagawa-mura, Kamiina-gun, Nagano-ken 399-3892 |
Website | Official website |
Nakagawa (中川村, Nakagawa-mura) is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019, the village had an estimated population of 4,910 in 1628 households,[1] and a population density of 64 persons per km². The total area of the village is 77.05 square kilometres (29.75 sq mi). Nakagawa is listed as one of The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan.[2]
Geography[]
Nakagawa is located in the Ina Valley of south-central Nagano Prefecture in the Kiso Mountains. The Tenryū River flows through the village. The Koshibu Dam is located in Nakagawa.
Surrounding municipalities[]
Demographics[]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Nakagawa has been declining over the past 60 years.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1940 | 8,384 | — |
1950 | 9,327 | +11.2% |
1960 | 7,751 | −16.9% |
1970 | 5,816 | −25.0% |
1980 | 5,524 | −5.0% |
1990 | 5,518 | −0.1% |
2000 | 5,475 | −0.8% |
2010 | 5,074 | −7.3% |
Climate[]
The village has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Nakagawa is 9.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1691 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.25 °C, and lowest in January, at around -2.4 °C.[4]
History[]
The area of present-day Nakagawa was part of ancient Shinano Province. The villages of Katagiri and Minakata merged on August 1, 1959 to form the village of Nakagawa.
Education[]
The village has two public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.
Transportation[]
Railway[]
Highway[]
Notable people from Nakagawa[]
- Kōichi Shiozawa, Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy
References[]
- ^ Nakagawa village official statistics(in Japanese)
- ^ The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan Archived 2015-02-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- ^ Nakagawa population statistics
- ^ Nakagawa climate data
External links[]
Media related to Nakagawa, Nagano at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in Japanese)
- Nakagawa, Nagano
- Villages in Nagano Prefecture
- Nagano geography stubs