Ogawa, Saitama

Summary

Ogawa (小川町, Ogawa-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 28,971 in 12,989 households and a population density of 480 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town is 60.36 square kilometres (23.31 sq mi).

Ogawa
小川町 
Ogawa town office
Ogawa town office
Flag of Ogawa
Official seal of Ogawa
Location of Ogawa in Saitama Prefecture
Location of Ogawa in Saitama Prefecture
Ogawa is located in Japan
Ogawa
Ogawa
Coordinates: 36°3′24″N 139°15′42.6″E / 36.05667°N 139.261833°E / 36.05667; 139.261833
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureSaitama
DistrictHiki
Area
 • Total60.36 km2 (23.31 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2021)
 • Total28,971
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeZelkova serrata
- FlowerAdonis ramosa
- BirdJapanese white-eye
Phone number0493-72-1221
Address55 Otsuka, Ogawa-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama-ken 355-0392
WebsiteOfficial website

Geography edit

Ogawa is located in central Saitama Prefecture in the Ogawa basin and is surrounded by the Sotochichibu Mountains.

Surrounding municipalities edit

Saitama Prefecture

Climate edit

Ogawa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ogawa is 14.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1746 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.0 °C.[2]

Demographics edit

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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 17,523—    
1930 18,451+5.3%
1940 19,043+3.2%
1950 25,270+32.7%
1960 24,769−2.0%
1970 25,641+3.5%
1980 27,045+5.5%
1990 33,709+24.6%
2000 37,301+10.7%
2010 32,913−11.8%
2020 28,524−13.3%

History edit

The village of Ogawa was created within Hiki District, Saitama with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Ogawa annexed the neighboring villages of Okawa, Takezawa and Yawata on February 1, 1955. Tokigawa and Tamagawa merged to form the town of Tokigawa.[citation needed]

Government edit

Ogawa has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 16 members. Ogawa, together with the towns of Tokigawa, Ranzan and Namekawa, contributes one member to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Saitama 10th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy edit

The town used to be famous for Japanese traditional papermaking (washi).[4]

Education edit

Ogawa has six public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation edit

Railway edit

  JR East - Hachikō Line

  Tōbu Railway - Tōbu Tōjō Line

Highway edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Ogawa town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ Ogawa climate data
  3. ^ Ogawa population statistics
  4. ^ "National Association of Towns and Villages" (in Japanese). Japan.

External links edit

  • Official Website (in Japanese)