Kawagoe, Mie

Kawagoe (川越町, Kawagoe-chō) is a town located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the town had an estimated population of 14,999 and a population density of 1718 persons per km². The total area was 8.73 km².

Kawagoe

川越町
Town
Kawagoe Town Office
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Location of Kawagoe in Mie Prefecture
Kawagoe
 
Coordinates: 35°1′N 136°40′E
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureMie
DistrictMie
Area
  Total8.73 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Population
 (June 1, 2019)
  Total14,999
  Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeRound Leaf Holly
- FlowerNarcissus
Phone number059-366-7112
Address280 Toyota-isshiki Minami-Udono, Kawagoe-chō, Mie-gun, Mie-ken 510-8588
Websitewww.town.kawagoe.mie.jp

Geography

Kawagoe is located in northeastern Mie Prefecture, in the lowlands bordering on Ise Bay. Parts of the municipality are polders, at (or near) sealevel.

Neighboring municipalities

History

The area of present-day Kawagoe was part of the holdings of Kuwana Domain in the Edo period, and was an area of large scale land reclamation projects by the Domain to increase its rice lands. During the Meiji period, Kawagoe was one of the villages established within Asake District of Mie Prefecture in 1889. Asake District was abolished in 1896, and merged with Mie District. Kawagoe village was raised to town status on October 17, 1957.

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Notable people

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