| Kawakita | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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| Coordinates: | 36.4686°N 136.5424°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu Hokuriku |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ishikawa |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nomi |
| Leader Title: | -Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.64 |
| Population Total: | 6,282 |
| Population As Of: | March 1, 2018 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City symbols |
| Blank Info Sec1: | |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Zelkova serrata |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Dianthus |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | - Bird |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Eurasian skylark |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | - Fish |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 076-277-1111 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 174 Hitoshiya, Kawakita-machi, Nomi-gun, Ishikawa-ken 923-1295 |
is a town located in Nomi District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 6,282 in 1939 households, and a population density of 430 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town was 14.64sqkm.
Kawakita occupies the northern bank of the Tedori River, sandwiched between the cities of Hakusan to the north and Nomi to the south. It is flatland, subject to flooding. The town has a humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kawakita is 14.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2535 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.8 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kawakita has remained relatively stable apart from an uptick in the 2000s.
The area around Kawakita was part of ancient Kaga Province. The area became part of Kaga Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Following the Meiji restoration, the area was organised into Nomi District, Ishikawa. The villages of Nakajima, Kusabuka, and Sunagawa were founded on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. These three villages merged on Augsu 5, 1907 to form the village of Kawakita. Kawakita was raised to town status on April 1, 1980.
Agriculture and the manufacture of electrical components is important to the local economy.
Kawakita has three public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a public high school.