Kawachi, Ibaraki

Kawachi 河内町
Town
Kawachi town hall
Flag Seal
Location of Kawachi in Ibaraki Prefecture
Kawachi
Coordinates: 35°53′5.1″N 140°14′40.2″E / 35.884750°N 140.244500°E / 35.884750; 140.244500Coordinates: 35°53′5.1″N 140°14′40.2″E / 35.884750°N 140.244500°E / 35.884750; 140.244500
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 Kawachi, Ibaraki at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (Japanese)

Ibaraki Prefecture
Mito (capital)
Special cities	Mito Tsukuba
Cities	Bandō Chikusei Hitachi Hitachinaka Hitachiōmiya Hitachiōta Hokota Inashiki Ishioka Itako Jōsō Kamisu Kasama Kashima Kasumigaura Kitaibaraki Koga Moriya Naka Namegata Omitama Ryūgasaki Sakuragawa Shimotsuma Takahagi Toride Tsuchiura Tsukubamirai Ushiku Yūki
Higashiibaraki District	Ibaraki Ōarai Shirosato
Inashiki District	Ami Kawachi Miho
Kitasōma District	Tone
Kuji District	Daigo
Naka District	Tōkai
Sashima District	Goka Sakai
Yūki District	Yachiyo
List of mergers in Ibaraki Prefecture