Tokigawa, Saitama Explained

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
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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.

Geography

Tokigawa is located in central Saitama Prefecture.

Surrounding municipalities

Saitama Prefecture

Climate

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]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Tokigawa peaked around the year 2000 and has declined slightly in the decades since.

History

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.

Government

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.

Economy

Tokigawa is a rural, agricultural community.

Education

Tokigawa has three public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railway

JR EastHachikō Line

Highway

Tokigawa is not served by any expressways or national highways

Local attractions

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tokigawa town official statistics. Japan. ja.
  2. https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/saitama/tokigawa-52136/ Tokigawa climate data
  3. https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-saitama.php Tokigawa population statistics