Asakawa, Fukushima

Asakawa 浅川町
Town
Asakawa Town Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Asakawa in Fukushima Prefecture
Asakawa
Coordinates: 37°04′51.5″N 140°24′46.3″E / 37.080972°N 140.412861°E / 37.080972; 140.412861Coordinates: 37°04′51.5″N 140°24′46.3″E / 37.080972°N 140.412861°E / 37.080972; 140.412861
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima
District	Ishikawa
Area
• Total	37.43 km2 (14.45 sq mi)
Population (May 2018)
• Total	6,520
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Pinus densiflora
- Flower	Pecteilis radiata
- Bird	Azure-winged magpie
Phone number	0247-36-4121
Address	112-15 Setoyachi, Asakawa, Asakawa-machi, Ishikawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-6204
Website	Official website

Asakawa (浅川町, Asakawa-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2018, the town had an estimated population of 6,520 in 2168 households ^[1], and a population density of 176 persons per km². The total area of the town was 37.43 square kilometres (14.45 sq mi).

Geography

Asakawa is located in southern portion of Fukushima prefecture in the floodplain of the Abukuma River. Asakawa has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Asakawa is 11.6 °C (52.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,386 mm (54.6 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.9 °C (75.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.5 °C (32.9 °F).^[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[3] , the population of Asakawa has declined over the past 40 years.

History

The area of present-day Asakuwa was part of ancient Mutsu Province. The area was mostly tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa Shogunate during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Ishikawa District in the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province.

The village of Asakuwa was formed on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status on August 1, 1935. The town expanded on October 1, 1950 by the annexation of the neighboring village of Yamashiraishi.

Economy

The economy of Asakuwa is primarily based on agriculture.

Education

Asakawa has three public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

• Asakawa Middle School
• Asakawa Elementary School
• Asakawa Yamashiraishi Elementary School
• Asakawa Satoshiraishi Elementary School

Transportation

Local attractions

• Yoshida Tomizo Memorial Museum

Noted people from Asakawa

• Tomizo Yoshida - pathologist

External links

Media related to Asakawa, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website] (in Japanese)

References