Kiyokawa, Kanagawa
Kiyokawa
清川村 | |
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Village | |
Japanese bush-warbler | |
Phone number | 046-288-1211 |
Address | 2216 Susugaya, Kiyokawa-mura, Aikō-gun, Kanagawa-ken 243-0195 |
Website | Official website |
Kiyokawa (清川村, Kiyokawa-mura) is a village located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2023[update], the village had an estimated population of 2,912 and a population density of 40,8 persons per km².[1] The total area of the village is 71.29 square kilometres (27.53 sq mi).
Geography
Kiyokawa is located in the foothills of northwestern Kanagawa Prefecture. Much of the village is in the
Surrounding municipalities
Kanagawa Prefecture
Climate
Kiyokawa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kiyokawa is 12.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1906 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.9 °C.[2]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kiyokawa has remained relatively constant over the past century.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1920 | 2,761 | — |
1930 | 2,920 | +5.8% |
1940 | 2,855 | −2.2% |
1950 | 3,313 | +16.0% |
1960 | 2,895 | −12.6% |
1970 | 2,757 | −4.8% |
1980 | 3,539 | +28.4% |
1990 | 3,549 | +0.3% |
2000 | 3,482 | −1.9% |
2010 | 3,459 | −0.7% |
2020 | 3,038 | −12.2% |
History
Kiyokawa Village was established on September 30, 1956 through the merger of former Susugaya and Miyagase villages. The completion of the Miyagase Dam in 1965 submerged much of former Miyagase Village, forcing the relocation of its inhabitants to other locations within Kiyokawa Village and neighboring Aikawa Town.
Government
Kiyokawa has a
Economy
Kiyokawa has a rural economy centered on livestock, farming and forestry.
Education
Kiyokawa has two public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.
Transportation
Kiyokawa has no connections with the Japanese national highway or railway systems. Access is by Kanagawa Prefectural Routes 60, 64, 70 or 514.
Noted people from Kiyokawa
- Hitoshi Tamura, professional baseball player
References
- ^ "Kiyokawa village official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ "Kiyokawa climate: Temperature Kiyokawa & Weather By Month". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ "Kanagawa (Japan): Cities, Towns and Villages in Prefecture - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
External links
- Media related to Kiyokawa, Kanagawa at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in Japanese)