| Asakawa | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | |
| Coordinates: | 37.081°N 140.4129°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tōhoku |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fukushima |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ishikawa |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 37.43 |
| Population Total: | 6315 |
| Population As Of: | March 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Pinus densiflora |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Pecteilis radiata |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | - Bird |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Azure-winged magpie |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | - Fish |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0247-36-4121 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 112-15 Setoyachi, Asakawa, Asakawa-machi, Ishikawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-6204 |
is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 6,036 across 2,070 households,[1] and a population density of 170 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 37.43km2.
Asakawa is located in southern portion of Fukushima prefecture in the floodplain of the Abukuma River. Asakawa has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Asakawa is . The average annual rainfall is 1386mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around .[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Asakawa has declined over the past 40 years.
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Kunimi has been in decline over the past 70 years.
Asakawa has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Asakawa is . The average annual rainfall is 1386mm with September being the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around .[5]
The area of present-day Asakuwa was part of ancient Mutsu Province. The area was mostly tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa Shogunate during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Ishikawa District in the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. The village of Asakuwa was formed on April 1, 1889, with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status on August 1, 1935. The town expanded on October 1, 1950, by the annexation of the neighboring village of Yamashiraishi.
The economy of Asakuwa is primarily based on agriculture.
Asakawa has three public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.