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Country
  
Prefecture
  
- Tree
  
Population
  
18,295 (Feb 2016)

Region
  
Kantō

District
  
Area
  
29.68 km²

Local time
  
Monday 6:55 PM

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Weather
  
12°C, Wind SE at 18 km/h, 59% Humidity

Namegawa (滑川町, Namegawa-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 18,294 and a population density of 616 persons per km². Its total area was 29.68 square kilometres (11.46 sq mi).

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Map of Namegawa, Hiki District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Geography

Namekawa is located in a hilly region of central Saitama Prefecture, approximately 60 kilometers from central Tokyo.

Surrounding municipalities

  • Saitama Prefecture
  • Kumagaya
  • Higshimatsuyama
  • Ranzan
  • History

    The village of Namegawa was created on November 3, 1954 by the merger of the villages of Fukuda and Miyamae in Hiki District, Saitama. It was elevated to town status on November 3, 1984. Proposals to merge Namegawa with one or more of its neighbors have been made in 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2008 without success.

    Economy

    The economy of Namegawa is largely agricultural, although it is also a bedroom community to a significant percentage of the working population, who commute to nearby Saitama City or Tokyo.

    Education

    Namegawa has three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school.

    Railway

  • Tobu Railway – Tobu Tojo Line
  • Shinrinkōen – Tsukinowa
  • Highway

  • Japan National Route 254
  • Local attractions

  • Musashi Kyūryō National Government Park
  • References

    Namegawa, Saitama Wikipedia


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