Hikawa, Kumamoto
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "Hikawa, Kumamoto" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Hikawa
氷川町 | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Hikawa town hall | |
 Flag  Chapter | |
 Location of Hikawa in Kumamoto Prefecture | |
  Hikawa Location in Japan | |
| 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 |
Hikawa (氷川町, Hikawa-chō) is a town located in Yatsushiro District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
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. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
External links
[edit]
Media related to Hikawa, Kumamoto at Wikimedia Commons- Town website Archived 2010-03-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
| International | |
|---|---|
| Academics | |
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
Cover photo is available under {{::mainImage.info.license.name || 'Unknown'}} license.
Cover photo is available under {{::mainImage.info.license.name || 'Unknown'}} license.
Credit:
(see original file).
