| Ishikawa | |||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
| Settlement Type: | Town | ||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
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| Coordinates: | 37.1571°N 140.4468°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: | 115.71 | ||
| Population Total: | 15511 | ||
| Population As Of: | May 2018 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time | ||
| Utc Offset1: | +9 | ||
| Blank Name Sec1: | Phone number | ||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 0247-26-2111 | ||
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Address | ||
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 153-2 Shimoizumi, Ishikawa-machi, Ishikawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-7858 | ||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||
| Blank Info Sec2: | Cfa | ||
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is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 15,511 in 5690 households,[1] and a population density of 130 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 115.71km2.
Ishikawa is located in south-central Fukushima prefecture.
Ishikawa has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Ishikawa is . The average annual rainfall is 1375mm with September being 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 Ishikawa has been in decline over the past 70 years.
The area of present-day Ishikawa was part of ancient Mutsu Province. During the Edo period, the area was tenryō under the direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Ishikawa District in the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province.
The villages of Ishikawa, Sawada, Nogisawa, Bohata, Nakatani and Yamahashi were formed on April 1, 1889, with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Ishikawa was promoted to town status on March 27, 1894. During World War II, the town had a secret uranium mine for the Japanese atomic bomb project.[4] The town expanded by annexing the neighboring villages of Sawada, Nogisawa, Bohata, Nakatani and Yamahashi on March 31, 1955.
The economy of Ishikawa is primarily based on agriculture.
Ishikawa has three public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private junior high school and one private high school.