Kawachi, Ibaraki

Kawachi 河内町
Town
Kawachi town hall Kawachi town hall
Flag of Kawachi Flag Official seal of Kawachi Seal
Location of Kawachi in Ibaraki Prefecture Location of Kawachi in Ibaraki Prefecture
Kawachi
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Ibaraki Prefecture
District	Inashiki
Area
• Total	44.30 km2 (17.10 sq mi)
Population (September 2015)
• Total	9,126
• Density	206/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Zelkova serrata
- Flower	Hydrangea macrophylla
- Bird	Eurasian skylark
Phone number	0297-84-2111
Address	1183 Genseida, Kawachi-machi, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki-ken 300-1392
Website	Official website

Kawachi (河内町, Kawachi-machi) is a town located in Inashiki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of September 2015, the town had an estimated population of 9,126 and a population density of 206 persons per km². Its total area was 44.30 km².

Geography

Located in extreme southern Ibaraki Prefecture bordering Chiba Prefecture, Kawachi is long and narrow east-west, and bordered by the Tone River and Shin-Tone River.

Surrounding municipalities

• Ibaraki Prefecture
  • Ryūgasaki
  • Inashiki
  • Tone
• Chiba Prefecture
  • Narita
  • Sakae
  • Kōzaki

History

The villages of Nagasao, Genseida, and Mamaita were created with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The three villages were merged to form the village of Kawachi on April 1, 1955. On February 15, 1958, the neighboring village of Kanaetsu was annexed to Kawachi.

Education

• Kawachi has three elementary schools and two middle schools.

Transportation

Railway

• Kawachi is not served by any passenger train service. The nearest stations are Namegawa in neighboring Narita and Ryūgasaki in neighboring Ryūgasaki.

Highway

• Japan National Route 408

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (Japanese)