Country Japan Prefecture Fukushima Prefecture Local time Saturday 1:44 PM | Region Tōhoku Phone number 0247-49-3111 Population 3,665 (Nov 2014) | |
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District Higashishirakawa District Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 6°C, Wind NE at 18 km/h, 67% Humidity Points of interest Kanotsunodaira Observatory, Kowataki, Samegawamura Rekishiminzoku Museum | ||
Samegawa (鮫川村, Samegawa-mura) is a village located in Higashishirakawa District, Fukushima Prefecture, in northern Honshū, Japan. As of November 2014, the village had an estimated population of 3,665 and a population density of 27.9 persons per km2. The total area was 131.30 km2.
Contents
- Map of Samegawa Higashishirakawa District Fukushima Prefecture Japan
- Geography
- Neighboring municipalities
- History
- High schools
- Junior High school
- Railway
- Highway
- References
Map of Samegawa, Higashishirakawa District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Geography
Samegawa is located in the southernmost portion of Fukushima prefecture, bordering on Ibaraki Prefecture to the southeast. The area of the village is hilly with an altitude of between 400 and 600 meters, and over fifty percent covered in forest.
Neighboring municipalities
History
The area of present-day Samegawa was part of ancient Mutsu Province. Most of the area formed part of the holdings of Tanagura Domain, in the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province.
Modern Samegawa village was formed on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the municipalities system.