:Kawakita, Ishikawa
{{for|the United States Supreme Court case involving a Japanese-American convicted of treason|Kawakita v. United States}}
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| name = Kawakita
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|ja|川北町}}}}
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| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Kawakita town office.jpg
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| image_caption = Kawakita Town Hall
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| image_map = Kawakita in Ishikawa Prefecture Ja.svg
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| map_caption = Location of Kawakita in Ishikawa Prefecture
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Japan
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Chūbu
Hokuriku
| subdivision_type2 = Prefecture
| subdivision_name2 = Ishikawa
| subdivision_type3 = District
| subdivision_name3 = Nomi
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| leader_title = -Mayor
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| area_total_km2 = 14.64
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| population_total = 6,282
| population_as_of = March 1, 2018
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| timezone1 = Japan Standard Time
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| blank_name_sec1 = City symbols
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| blank1_name_sec1 = - Tree
| blank1_info_sec1 = Zelkova serrata
| blank2_name_sec1 = - Flower
| blank2_info_sec1 = Dianthus
| blank3_name_sec1 = - Bird
| blank3_info_sec1 = Eurasian skylark
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| blank_name_sec2 = Phone number
| blank_info_sec2 = 076-277-1111
| blank1_name_sec2 = Address
| blank1_info_sec2 = 174 Hitoshiya, Kawakita-machi, Nomi-gun, Ishikawa-ken 923-1295
| website ={{Official|1=http://www.town.kawakita.ishikawa.jp/}}
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{{Nihongo|Kawakita|川北町|Kawakita-machi}} is a town located in Nomi District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. {{As of|2018|01|31}}, the town had an estimated population of 6,282 in 1939 households, and a population density of 430 persons per km2.[http://www.town.kawakita.ishikawa.jp/Official statistics home page]{{Dead link|date=April 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The total area of the town was {{convert|14.64|sqkm|sqmi}}.
Geography
Kawakita occupies the northern bank of the Tedori River, sandwiched between the cities of Hakusan to the north and Nomi to the south. It is flatland, subject to flooding. The town has a humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kawakita is 14.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2535 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.8 °C.[https://en.climate-data.org/location/1068217/ Kawakita climate data]
=Neighbouring municipalities=
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-ishikawa.php Kawakita population statistics] the population of Kawakita has remained relatively stable apart from an uptick in the 2000s.
{{Historical populations
| 1970 | 4,267
| 1980 | 4,256
| 1990 | 4,554
| 2000 | 4,922
| 2010 | 6,147
| 2020 | 6,135
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History
The area around Kawakita was part of ancient Kaga Province. The area became part of Kaga Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Following the Meiji restoration, the area was organised into Nomi District, Ishikawa. The villages of Nakajima, Kusabuka, and Sunagawa were founded on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. These three villages merged on Augsu 5, 1907 to form the village of Kawakita. Kawakita was raised to town status on April 1, 1980.
Economy
Agriculture and the manufacture of electrical components is important to the local economy.
Education
Kawakita has three public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a public high school.
Transportation
=Railway=
- The town does not have any passenger rail service.
=Highway=
:{{jct|country=JPN|Route|8}}
Local attractions
- Kawakita Festival
References
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External links
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- {{Official|1=http://www.town.kawakita.ishikawa.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Towns in Ishikawa Prefecture
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