Kawaba, Gunma

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Kawaba
川場村
Village
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Kawaba village hall
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Location of Kawaba in Gunma Prefecture
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Kawaba
 
Coordinates: 36°41′40.7″N139°6′23.3″E / 36.694639°N 139.106472°E / 36.694639; 139.106472
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Gunma
District Tone
Area
 • Total85.25 km2 (32.92 sq mi)
Population
 (August 2020)
 • Total3,241
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number0278-52-2111
Address2390-2 Yachi, Kawaba-mura, Tone-gun, Gunma-ken 378-0101
Website Official website
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Road station Kawaba Den-en Plaza

Kawaba (川場村, Kawaba-mura) is a village located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 October 2020, the village had an estimated population of 3,241 in 1127 households, [1] and a population density of 110 persons per km². The total area of the village is 85.25 square kilometres (32.92 sq mi).

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Geography

Located in north-central Gunma, Kawaba is in a mountainous area. Approximately 83% of its area is covered by forests, and five rivers (the Tashiro, Sakura, Tazawa, Usune, and the Mizomata) flow through the village. Kawaba, meaning "the place of the rivers" is thought to be named after its many streams.

Surrounding municipalities

Gunma Prefecture

Climate

Kawaba has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Cfb) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kawaba is 9.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1763 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 21.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around -2.8 °C. [2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, [3] the population of Kawaba has remained relatively constant for a century.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 3,958—    
1930 4,316+9.0%
1940 4,552+5.5%
1950 5,349+17.5%
1960 5,046−5.7%
1970 4,109−18.6%
1980 3,905−5.0%
1990 4,082+4.5%
2000 4,139+1.4%
2010 3,906−5.6%
2020 3,480−10.9%

History

The area of present-day Kawaba was part of the holdings of Numata Domain in Kōzuke Province during the Edo period. On April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration, Kawaba village was established within Tone District, Gunma. In 2002, a proposal to merge Kawaba into neighboring Numata was opposed by young local politicians, who instead proposed that the village be merged with its sister city, Setagaya, Tokyo. However, this proposal was strongly opposed by the Gunma prefectural government and met with lukewarm response from Setagaya, and the village remained independent.

Government

Kawaba has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral village council of 10 members. Kawaba, together with the other municipalities in Tone District, contributes one member to the Gunma Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Gunma 1st district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The economy of Kawaba is heavily dependent on agriculture; primarily rice, and apples and blueberries. Seasonal tourism to ski resorts and to onsen also play a major role in the economy.

Education

Kawaba has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.

Transportation

Kawaba does not have any passenger railway service and is also not connected by any national highways.

Local attractions

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References

  1. ↑ "Kawaba Village official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ↑ Kawaba climate data
  3. ↑ Kawaba population statistics

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