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Hikawa (氷川町, Hikawa-chō) is a town located in Yatsushiro District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Hikawa
氷川町 | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 32°34′N 130°40′E / 32.567°N 130.667°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kyushu |
Prefecture | Kumamoto Prefecture |
District | Yatsushiro |
Area | |
• Total | 33.29 km2 (12.85 sq mi) |
Population (March 31, 2017) | |
• Total | 12,250 |
• Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
Website | www |
The town was formed on October 1, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Miyahara and Ryūhoku.
As of March 2017, the town has an estimated population of 12,250[1] and a density of 370 persons per km2. The total area is 33.29 km2.
Famous people from Hikawa
edit- Uchida Kosai - statesman
- Hoshiro Mitsunaga - founder of Dentsu
- Koji Akiyama - retired professional baseball player
References
edit- ^ "Official website of Hikawa Town" (in Japanese). Japan: Hikawa Town. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
External links
edit- Media related to Hikawa, Kumamoto at Wikimedia Commons
- Town website (in Japanese)