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Kawasaki, Miyagi

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Coordinates:38°10′40.4″N140°38′23″E / 38.177889°N 140.63972°E /38.177889; 140.63972

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Town in Tōhoku, Japan

Kawasaki 川崎町
Town
Kamafusa Lake in Kawasaki
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Location of Kawasaki in Miyagi Prefecture
Kawasaki
Coordinates:38°10′40.4″N140°38′23″E / 38.177889°N 140.63972°E /38.177889; 140.63972
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Miyagi
District	Shibata
Area
• Total	270.77 km² (104.54 sq mi)
Population (May 31, 2020)
• Total	8,637
• Density	32/km² (83/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Enkianthus perulatus
- Flower	Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes
Phone number	0224-55-2111
Address	Maekawa Urate 175-1, Kawasaki-machi, Shibata-gun, Miyagi-ken 989-1592
Website	Official website

Kawasaki (川崎町,Kawasaki-machi) is atown located inMiyagi Prefecture,Japan. As of 31 May 2020^[update], the town had an estimatedpopulation of 8,637 and apopulation density of 32 persons per km² in 3,391 households.^[1] The total area of the town is 270.77 square kilometres (104.54 sq mi).

Geography

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Kawasaki is located in south-western Miyagi Prefecture, bordered by theŌu Mountains to the west.Mount Zaō (1840.8 meters) is partly within the borders of Kawasaki. About 85% of the town area is classified as mountainous.

Neighboring municipalities

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Miyagi Prefecture

Yamagata Prefecture

Climate

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Kawasaki has ahumid climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Kawasaki is 11.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1318 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.9 °C.^[2]

Demographics

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Per Japanese census data,^[3] the population of Kawasaki has declined over the past 70 years.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1950	13,137	—
1960	12,981	−1.2%
1970	10,344	−20.3%
1980	10,636	+2.8%
1990	10,797	+1.5%
2000	10,871	+0.7%
2010	9,978	−8.2%
2020	8,345	−16.4%

History

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The area of present-day Kawasaki was part of ancientMutsu Province, and was part of the holdings ofSendai Domain under theEdo period Tokugawa shogunate. The village of Kawasaki was established on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of post-Meiji restoration modern municipalities system. It was promoted to town status on May 3, 1948. Kawasaki merged with the neighboring town of Tomioka and the former village of Hasekura on April 20, 1955.

Government

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Kawasaki has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city legislature of 13 members. Kawasaki, collectively with the other municipalities in Shibata District contributes two seats to the Miyagi Prefectural legislature. In terms of national politics, the town is part ofMiyagi 3rd district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.

Economy

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The economy of Kawasaki is largely based on agriculture and forestry.

Education

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Kawasaki has four public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government, one public high school operated by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education.