| Sekikawa | |||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
| Settlement Type: | Village | ||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
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| Coordinates: | 38.0894°N 139.565°W | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) (Hokuriku) | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
| Subdivision Name2: | Niigata | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Subdivision Name3: | Iwafune | ||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
| Area Total Km2: | 299.61 | ||
| Population Total: | 5291 | ||
| Population As Of: | July 1, 2019 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time | ||
| Utc Offset1: | +9 | ||
| Blank Name Sec1: | Phone number | ||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 0254-64-1441 | ||
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Address | ||
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 912 Shimonoseki, Sekikawa-mura, Iwafune-gun, Niigata-ken 959-3265 | ||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||
| Blank Info Sec2: | Cfa | ||
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is a village located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan., the village had an estimated population of 5,291 in 1920 households,[1] and a population density of 17.7 persons per km2. The total area of the village was 299.61sqkm.
Sekikawa is located in mountainous northeastern Niigata Prefecture, bordered by Yamagata Prefecture to the east.
Sekikawa has a Humid climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Sekikawa 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 Sekikawa has declined steadily over the past 50 years.
The area of present-day Sekikawa was part of ancient Echigo Province. During the Edo period, much of the area was part of the holdings of Yonezawa Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. The area was organized as part of Iwafune District, Niigata following the Meiji restoration. The modern village of Sekigawa was established on August 1, 1954 by the merger of the villages of Seki, Shichikatani, and Kukatani. On August 1, 1954, Sekikawa merged with the neighboring village of Onnagawa.
The local economy is dominated by agriculture.
Sekikawa has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.