en Asakawa, Fukushima

Asakawa

浅川町
Asakawa 浅川町
Town
	Asakawa Town Hall
	Flag Seal
	Location of Asakawa in Fukushima Prefecture
	Asakawa
	Coordinates: 37°04′51.5″N 140°24′46.3″E / 37.080972°N 140.412861°E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima
District	Ishikawa
Area
• Total	37.43 km2 (14.45 sq mi)
Population (March 2020)
• Total	6,315
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Pinus densiflora
- Flower	Pecteilis radiata
- Bird	Azure-winged magpie
Phone number	0247-36-4121
Address	112-15 Setoyachi, Asakawa, Asakawa-machi, Ishikawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-6204
Website	Official website

Asakawa (浅川町, Asakawa-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2020^[update], the town had an estimated population of 6,036 across 2,070 households,^[1] and a population density of 170 persons per km². The total area of the town was 37.43 square kilometres (14.45 sq mi).

Geography

Asakawa is located in southern portion of Fukushima prefecture in the floodplain of the Abukuma River. Asakawa has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Asakawa is 11.6 °C (52.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,386 mm (54.6 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.9 °C (75.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.5 °C (32.9 °F).^[2]

Neighboring municipalities

Fukushima Prefecture
- Ishikawa
- Samegawa
- Shirakawa
- Tanagura

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[3] the population of Asakawa has declined over the past 40 years.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[4] the population of Kunimi has been in decline over the past 70 years.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1950	9,490	—
1960	8,625	−9.1%
1970	7,837	−9.1%
1980	7,488	−4.5%
1990	7,727	+3.2%
2000	7,484	−3.1%
2010	6,888	−8.0%
2020	6,036	−12.4%

Climate

Asakawa has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Asakawa is 11.6 °C (52.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,386 mm (54.6 in) with September being the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.9 °C (75.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.5 °C (32.9 °F).^[5]

History

The area of present-day Asakuwa was part of ancient Mutsu Province. The area was mostly tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa Shogunate during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Ishikawa District in the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. The village of Asakuwa was formed on April 1, 1889, with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status on August 1, 1935. The town expanded on October 1, 1950, by the annexation of the neighboring village of Yamashiraishi.