Ishikawa 石川町 | |
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 Ishikawa Town Hall | |
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 Location of Ishikawa in Fukushima Prefecture | |
  Ishikawa | |
| Coordinates:37°09′25.4″N140°26′48.5″E / 37.157056°N 140.446806°E /37.157056; 140.446806 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Fukushima |
| District | Ishikawa |
| Area | |
• Total | 115.71 km2 (44.68 sq mi) |
| Population (May 2018) | |
• Total | 15,511 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0247-26-2111 |
| Address | 153-2 Shimoizumi, Ishikawa-machi, Ishikawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-7858 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Japanese bush warbler |
| Flower | Sakura |
| Tree | Cryptomeria |
Ishikawa (石川町,Ishikawa-machi) is atown located inFukushima Prefecture,Japan. As of 21 March 2018[update], the town had an estimatedpopulation of 15,511 in 5690 households,[1] and apopulation density of 130 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 115.71 square kilometres (44.7 sq mi).
Ishikawa is located in south-central Fukushima prefecture.
Ishikawa has ahumid climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Ishikawa is 11.4 °C (52.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,375 mm (54.1 in) with September being the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.6 °C (74.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.2 °C (32.4 °F).[2]
| Climate data for Ishikawa (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) | 20.3 (68.5) | 24.3 (75.7) | 30.5 (86.9) | 35.5 (95.9) | 35.3 (95.5) | 37.1 (98.8) | 37.7 (99.9) | 35.3 (95.5) | 29.5 (85.1) | 23.0 (73.4) | 20.7 (69.3) | 37.7 (99.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) | 6.4 (43.5) | 10.5 (50.9) | 16.8 (62.2) | 22.2 (72.0) | 25.2 (77.4) | 28.7 (83.7) | 30.0 (86.0) | 25.6 (78.1) | 19.6 (67.3) | 13.9 (57.0) | 8.2 (46.8) | 17.7 (63.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) | 1.0 (33.8) | 4.5 (40.1) | 10.2 (50.4) | 15.6 (60.1) | 19.4 (66.9) | 23.2 (73.8) | 24.1 (75.4) | 20.0 (68.0) | 13.9 (57.0) | 7.9 (46.2) | 2.8 (37.0) | 11.9 (53.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) | −3.4 (25.9) | −0.6 (30.9) | 4.2 (39.6) | 9.8 (49.6) | 14.9 (58.8) | 19.2 (66.6) | 20.1 (68.2) | 16.0 (60.8) | 9.5 (49.1) | 3.1 (37.6) | −1.4 (29.5) | 7.3 (45.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.7 (7.3) | −13.4 (7.9) | −14.9 (5.2) | −5.0 (23.0) | 0.0 (32.0) | 5.6 (42.1) | 9.1 (48.4) | 10.8 (51.4) | 3.9 (39.0) | −0.7 (30.7) | −5.0 (23.0) | −12.3 (9.9) | −14.9 (5.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 46.8 (1.84) | 37.8 (1.49) | 78.8 (3.10) | 94.5 (3.72) | 101.1 (3.98) | 126.2 (4.97) | 187.5 (7.38) | 165.6 (6.52) | 185.3 (7.30) | 150.3 (5.92) | 65.4 (2.57) | 42.3 (1.67) | 1,281.5 (50.45) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.8 | 5.5 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 14.5 | 11.7 | 12.6 | 9.6 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 115.2 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 163.5 | 159.2 | 187.3 | 192.7 | 199.0 | 152.8 | 151.2 | 171.2 | 131.2 | 139.4 | 146.3 | 158.1 | 1,952 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Ishikawa has been in decline over the past 70 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 16,625 | — |
| 1930 | 18,370 | +10.5% |
| 1940 | 19,728 | +7.4% |
| 1950 | 25,332 | +28.4% |
| 1960 | 24,493 | −3.3% |
| 1970 | 22,423 | −8.5% |
| 1980 | 21,731 | −3.1% |
| 1990 | 21,534 | −0.9% |
| 2000 | 19,914 | −7.5% |
| 2010 | 17,775 | −10.7% |
| 2020 | 13,552 | −23.8% |
The area of present-day Ishikawa was part of ancientMutsu Province. During theEdo period, the area wastenryō under the direct control of theTokugawa shogunate. After theMeiji Restoration, it was organized as part ofIshikawa District in theNakadōri region ofIwaki Province.
The villages of Ishikawa, Sawada, Nogisawa, Bohata, Nakatani and Yamahashi were formed on April 1, 1889, with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Ishikawa was promoted to town status on March 27, 1894. DuringWorld War II, the town had a secreturanium mine for theJapanese atomic bomb project.[6] The town expanded by annexing the neighboring villages of Sawada, Nogisawa, Bohata, Nakatani and Yamahashi on March 31, 1955.
The economy of Ishikawa is primarily based on agriculture.
Ishikawa has three public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private junior high school and one private high school.
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