Tokigawa | |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 36.0086°N 139.2968°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Japan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Kantō |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Saitama |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Hiki |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Area Total Km2: | 55.90 |
Population Total: | 10880 |
Population As Of: | March 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
Utc Offset1: | +9 |
Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Japanese maple |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Rhododendron |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | - Bird |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Common kingfisher |
Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
Blank Info Sec2: | 0493-65-1521 |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | 2490 Tamagawa, Tokigawa-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama-ken 355-0395 |
is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 10,880 in 4750 households and a population density of 190 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town is 55.9sqkm.
Tokigawa is located in central Saitama Prefecture.
Tokigawa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tokigawa is 13.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1746 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.3 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Tokigawa peaked around the year 2000 and has declined slightly in the decades since.
The villages of Myōkaku and Tamagawa were created within Hiki District, Saitama with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Myōkaku merged with the village of Okunugi from Chichibu District to form the village of Tokigawa on February 1, 1955. Tokigawa and Tamagawa merged to form the town of Tokigawa on February 1, 2006.
Tokigawa has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members. Tokigawa, together with the towns of Ranzan, Ogawa and Namekawa, contributes one member to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Saitama 9th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Tokigawa is a rural, agricultural community.
Tokigawa has three public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.
Tokigawa is not served by any expressways or national highways