Ogawa, Saitama

Ogawa 小川町
Town
Ogawa town office
Flag Seal
Location of Ogawa in Saitama Prefecture
Ogawa Location of Ogawa in Saitama Prefecture
Coordinates: 36°3′24″N 139°15′42.6″E / 36.05667°N 139.261833°ECoordinates: 36°3′24″N 139°15′42.6″E / 36.05667°N 139.261833°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama Prefecture
District	Hiki
Area
• Total	60.36 km^2 (23.31 sq mi)
Population (February 2016)
• Total	30,972
• Density	513/km^2 (1,330/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Zelkova serrata
- Flower	Adonis ramosa
- Bird	Japanese white-eye
Phone number	0493-72-1221
Address	55 Otsuka, Ogawa-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama-ken 355-0392
Website	Official website

Ogawa (小川町 Ogawa-machi) is a town located in Hiki District, Saitama Prefecture, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the town had an estimated population of 30,972 and a population density of 513 persons per km². Its total area was 60.36 km².

Geography

Ogawa is located in central Saitama Prefecture.

Surrounding municipalities

• Saitama Prefecture
  • Ranzan
  • Tokigawa
  • Yorii
  • Higashichichibu

History

The village of Ogawa was created within Hiki District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Ogawa annexed the neighboring villages of Okawa, Takezawa and Yawata on February 1, 1955. Tokigawa and Tamagawa merged to form the town of Tokigawa.

Economy

The town was traditionally famous for Japanese traditional papermaking (washi).

Education

Ogawa has six elementary schools, three middle schools and one high school.

Transportation

Railway

• JR East - Hachikō Line
  • Ogawamachi - Takezawa
• Tobu Railway – Tobu Tojo Line
  • Ogawamachi - Tōbu-Takezawa

Highway

• Kan-Etsu Expressway – Ranzan-Ogawa IC
• Japan National Route 254

External links

Media related to Ogawa, Saitama at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (Japanese)