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{{Nihongo| '''Samegawa'''|鮫川村|Samegawa-mura}} is a [[Villages of Japan|village]] located in [[Fukushima Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of| |
{{Nihongo| '''Samegawa'''|鮫川村|Samegawa-mura}} is a [[Villages of Japan|village]] located in [[Fukushima Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2020|01|01}}, the village had an estimated [[population]] of 3,081 in 1107 households,<ref>[http://www.vill.samegawa.fukushima.jp/page/dir000987.html Samegawa Village official statistics]{{in lang|ja}}</ref> and a [[population density]] of 23 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area of the village was {{convert|131.34|km2|1}}. |
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==Geography== |
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==Demographics== |
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Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-fukushima.php |
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-fukushima.php Samegawa population statistics]</ref> , the population of Samegawa peaked around the year 1950 and has been in decline over the past 70 years. |
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| 1920 | 5,919 |
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| 1930 | 6,312 |
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| 1940 | 6,676 |
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| 1950 | 8,077 |
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| 1960 | 7,926 |
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Samegawa has a [[Humid subtropical climate|humid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Samegawa is {{Convert|10.5|C|}}. The average annual rainfall is {{Convert|1500|mm||abbr=on}} with September being the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{Convert|22.6|C|}}, and lowest in January, at around {{Convert|-0.5|C|}}.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/fukushima/samegawa-472543/ Samegawa climate data]</ref> |
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==History== |
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==Transportation== |
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===Railway=== |
===Railway=== |
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* Samegawa |
* Samegawa does not have any passenger railway service. |
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Revision as of 07:45, 4 April 2020
Samegawa
鮫川村 | |
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Coordinates: 37°02′32.6″N 140°30′34.65″E / 37.042389°N 140.5096250°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Tōhoku |
Prefecture | Fukushima |
District | Higashishirakawa |
Area | |
• Total | 131.34 km2 (50.71 sq mi) |
Population (January 2020) | |
• Total | 3,081 |
• Density | 23/km2 (61/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
City symbols | |
• Tree | White birch |
• Flower | Lilium auratum |
• Bird | Green pheasant |
• Insect | Sasakia charonda |
Phone number | 0247-49-3111 |
Address | 39-5 Akasaka Nakano Shinjuku, Tanagura, Samegawa-mura, Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-8401 |
Website | Official website |
Samegawa (鮫川村, Samegawa-mura) is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2020[update], the village had an estimated population of 3,081 in 1107 households,[1] and a population density of 23 persons per km2. The total area of the village was 131.34 square kilometres (50.7 sq mi).
Geography
Samegawa is located in the southernmost portion of Fukushima prefecture, bordering on Ibaraki Prefecture to the southeast. The area of the village is hilly with an altitude of between 400 and 600 meters, and over fifty percent covered in forest. Samegawa has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Samegawa is 10.5 °C (50.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,500 mm (59 in) with September as the wettest month.[2]
Neighboring municipalities
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[3] , the population of Samegawa peaked around the year 1950 and has been in decline over the past 70 years.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1920 | 5,919 | — |
1930 | 6,312 | +6.6% |
1940 | 6,676 | +5.8% |
1950 | 8,077 | +21.0% |
1960 | 7,926 | −1.9% |
1970 | 6,404 | −19.2% |
1980 | 5,537 | −13.5% |
1990 | 5,219 | −5.7% |
2000 | 4,602 | −11.8% |
2010 | 3,989 | −13.3% |
Climate
Samegawa has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Samegawa is 10.5 °C (50.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,500 mm (59 in) with September being the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.6 °C (72.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around −0.5 °C (31.1 °F).[4]
History
The area of present-day Samegawa was part of ancient Mutsu Province. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Higashishirakawa in the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. Samegawa village was formed on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system.
Education
Samegawa has two public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the village government, and one public high school operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education.
- Fukushima Prefectural Shumei Commercial High School
- Samegawa Junior High School
Transportation
Railway
- Samegawa does not have any passenger railway service.
Highway
External links
Media related to Samegawa, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)