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Kawajima, Saitama

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Country
  
Japan

District
  
Hiki

- Flower
  
Iris

Population
  
20,575 (Feb 2016)

Bird
  
Eurasian skylark

Region
  
Kantō

- Tree
  
Osmanthus fragrans

Area
  
41.63 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 5:13 PM

Prefecture
  
Saitama Prefecture

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Weather
  
8°C, Wind NW at 18 km/h, 54% Humidity

Kawajima (川島町, Kawajima-machi) is a town located in Hiki District, Saitama Prefecture, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the town had an estimated population of 20,575 and a population density of 494 persons per km². Its total area was 41.63 square kilometres (16.07 sq mi).

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Map of Kawajima, Hiki District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Geography

Kawajima is located in the Arakawa River drainage basis in central Saitama Prefecture.

Surrounding municipalities

  • Saitama Prefecture
  • Kawagoe
  • Higshimatsuyama
  • Ageo
  • Okegawa
  • Kitamoto
  • Sakado
  • Yoshimi
  • History

    The village of Kawajima was created on November 3, 1954 by the merger of the villages of Nakamura, Igusa, Mionoya, Demaru, Yatsuho, and Omino. It was elevated to town status on November 3, 1972.

    Economy

    Honda has an assembly plant in Kawajima, which is a major local employer.

    Education

    Kawajima has six elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school.

    Railway

  • Kawajima does not have any passenger rail service
  • Highway

  • Ken-Ō Expressway
  • Japan National Route 254
  • Airports

  • Honda Airport
  • Noted people from Kawaji

  • Taimei Yamaguchi, politician
  • References

    Kawajima, Saitama Wikipedia