| Kahoku | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Image Alt: | Kahoku Town Hall |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | |
| Coordinates: | 38.4264°N 140.3144°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tōhoku |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Yamagata |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nishimurayama |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 52.38 |
| Population Total: | 18301 |
| Population As Of: | February 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Safflower |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | - Bird |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | -Fish |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0237-73-2111 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 81 Yachi, Kahoku-chō, Nishimurayama-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-3511 |
is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 19,303,in 6267 households[1] and a population density of 350 persons per km². The total area of the town is 52.38km².
Kahoku is located in central Yamagata Prefecture, in a river valley of the Mogami River, with branches of the Ōu Mountains to the east and west.
Kahoku has a Humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October. The average annual temperature in Kahoku is 11.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1461 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.1 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kahoku has declined over the past 60 years.
The area of present-day Kahoku was part of ancient Dewa Province. After the start of the Meiji period, the area became part of Nishimurayama District, Yamagata Prefecture. The village of Yachi was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889 and was raised to town status on April 2, 1896. The town of Kahoku was established on April 1, 1954.
The economy of Kahoku is based on agriculture, notably the growing of cherries. The area was traditionally noted for raising safflowers. Manufacturing of slippers is also an important local industry.
Kahoku has six public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government and one public high schools operated by the Yamagata Prefectural Board of Education.
Kahoku does not have any passenger railway service.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan.
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