Ogawa, Saitama

Ogawa
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
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama Prefecture
District	Hiki
Area
• Total	60.36 km2 (23.31 sq mi)
Population (February 2016)
• Total	30,972
• Density	513/km2 (1,330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- 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	http://www.town.ogawa.saitama.jp/

Ogawa (小川町, Ogawa-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture, 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 is 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 junior high schools, and one high school.

Takezawa Elementary School in Ogawa

Transportation

Railway

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

Takezawa Station in February 2017
Tōbu-Takezawa Station in February 2017

Highway

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

External links

Official Website (in Japanese)

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