Kawabe, Gifu

This article is about the town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. There is another town with this name in Wakayama Prefecture, see Kawabe, Wakayama, and a former town in Akita Prefecture, see Kawabe, Akita.
Kawabe
川辺町
—  Town  —
Location of Kawabe in Gifu Prefecture
Kawabe
 
Coordinates:
Country Japan
Region Chūbu region
Prefecture Gifu Prefecture
Government
 • Mayor Mitsuhiro Satō
Area
 • Total 41.18 km2 (15.9 sq mi)
Population (July 2011[1])
 • Total 10,529
 • Density 255.7/km2 (662.2/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Flower Satsuki azalea
Phone number 0574-53-2511
Address Nakakawabe 1518-4, Kawabe-chō, Kamo-gun, Gifu-ken
509-0393
Website Town of Kawabe

Kawabe (川辺町 Kawabe-chō?) is a town located in Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is well known for the lake at Kawabe Dam along the Hida River. The town was founded in 1897.[2]

Contents

Transportation

Railroad

Notes

  1. ^ "岐阜県の人口・世帯数人口動態統計調査結果" (in Japanese). Gifu prefectural website. Gifu Prefecture. http://www.pref.gifu.lg.jp/kensei-unei/tokeijoho/kohyoshiryo/jinko-jutaku/jinko/2011/jinko201108.data/H2308kohyo.xls. Retrieved September 11, 2011. 
  2. ^ "川辺町の沿革" (in Japanese). Kawabe official website. http://www.kawabe-gifu.jp/ennkaku.htm. Retrieved August 11, 2011. 

External links

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