| Kawanehon | |||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
| Settlement Type: | Town | ||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
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| Coordinates: | 35.0469°N 138.0816°W | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu Tōkai | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
| Subdivision Name2: | Shizuoka | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Subdivision Name3: | Haibara | ||
| Area Total Km2: | 496.88 | ||
| Population Total: | 6731 | ||
| Population As Of: | August 2019 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time | ||
| Utc Offset1: | +9 | ||
| Blank Name Sec1: | Phone number | ||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 547-56-1117 | ||
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Address | ||
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 627 Kaminagao, Kawanehon-chō, Haibara-gun, Shizuoka-ken 428-0313 | ||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||
| Blank Info Sec2: | Cfa | ||
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thumb|right|270px|Kawanehon Town Hall is a town located in Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 6,731 in 2895 households [1] and a population density of 13.4 persons per km². The total area of the town was 496.88sqkm.
Kawanehon is located in north-central Shizuoka, along the upper reaches of the Ōi River, with approximately 90% of the town area covered in forest and mountains. It is bordered to the north by the Japanese Alps, with peaks ranging to 2400 meters. Forests range from Siebold's Beech at lower elevations to Siberian Dwarf Pine at higher altitudes, and wildlife include wild boar and kamoshika. The area enjoys a temperate maritime climate with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters.
Shizuoka Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture
The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Kawanehon is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around .
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Kawanehon has declined by roughly two-thirds over the past 80 years.
Kawanehon is on the border between the former provinces of Suruga and Tōtōmi, and was mostly tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate in the Edo period. With the establishment of the modern municipalities system in the early Meiji period in 1889, the area was reorganized into numerous villages within both Haibara and Shida Districts within Shizuoka Prefecture. Kawanehon was formed on September 20, 2005 by the merger of the former towns of Nakakawane and Honkawane, both from Haibara District.
The economy of Kawanehon is dominated by forestry and the production of green tea, with tourism on the Ōigawa Railway and to hot spring resorts also playing a role.