Samegawa (鮫川村, Samegawa-mura) is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2020[update], the village had an estimated population of 3,081 in 1107 households,[1] and a population density of 23 persons per km2. The total area of the village was 131.34 square kilometres (50.7 sq mi).
Samegawa
鮫川村 | |
|---|---|
 Samegawa Village Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Samegawa in Fukushima Prefecture | |
  Samegawa | |
| Coordinates: 37°02′32.6″N 140°30′34.65″E / 37.042389°N 140.5096250°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Fukushima |
| District | Higashishirakawa |
| Area | |
• Total | 131.34 km2 (50.71 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2020) | |
• Total | 3,081 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| City symbols | |
| • Tree | White birch |
| • Flower | Lilium auratum |
| • Bird | Green pheasant |
| • Insect | Sasakia charonda |
| Phone number | 0247-49-3111 |
| Address | 39-5 Akasaka Nakano Shinjuku, Tanagura, Samegawa-mura, Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-8401 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
editSamegawa is located in the southernmost portion of Fukushima prefecture, bordering on Ibaraki Prefecture to the southeast. The area of the village is hilly with an altitude of between 400 and 600 meters, and over fifty percent covered in forest. Samegawa has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Samegawa is 10.5 °C (50.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,500 mm (59 in) with September as the wettest month.[2]
Neighboring municipalities
editDemographics
editPer Japanese census data,[3] the population of Samegawa peaked around the year 1950 and has been in decline over the past 70 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 5,919 | — |
| 1930 | 6,312 | 6.6% |
| 1940 | 6,676 | 5.8% |
| 1950 | 8,077 | 21.0% |
| 1960 | 7,926 | −1.9% |
| 1970 | 6,404 | −19.2% |
| 1980 | 5,537 | −13.5% |
| 1990 | 5,219 | −5.7% |
| 2000 | 4,602 | −11.8% |
| 2010 | 3,989 | −13.3% |
| 2020 | 3,049 | −23.6% |
Climate
editSamegawa has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Samegawa is 10.5 °C (50.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,500 mm (59 in) with September being the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.6 °C (72.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around −0.5 °C (31.1 °F).[4]
History
editThe area of present-day Samegawa was part of ancient Mutsu Province. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Higashishirakawa in the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. Samegawa village was formed on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system.
Education
editSamegawa has two public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the village government, and one public high school operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education.
- Fukushima Prefectural Shumei Commercial High School
- Samegawa Junior High School
Transportation
editRailway
edit- Samegawa does not have any passenger railway service.
Highway
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References
editExternal links
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Media related to Samegawa, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in Japanese)
