Ogawa, Saitama
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Ogawa 小川町 |
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Ogawa town office
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 Location of Ogawa in Saitama Prefecture |
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 Ogawa
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| 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 | ||
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| • Total | 60.36 km2 (23.31 sq mi) | ||
| Population (February 2016) | |||
| • Total | 30,972 | ||
| • Density | 513/km2 (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[update], 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.
Ogawa is located in central Saitama Prefecture.
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.
The town was traditionally famous for Japanese traditional papermaking (washi).
Ogawa has six elementary schools, three middle schools and one high school.
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