109:
352:
1550:
96:
475:) with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October. The average annual temperature in Mikawa is 12.5 °C (54.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,810.7 mm (71.29 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.9 °C (76.8 °F), and lowest in January and February, at around 1.8 °C (35.2 °F).
1298:
74:
1596:
64:
1340:
49:
1170:
1327:
1498:
116:
1214:, Yamagata Prefecture. The villages of Yokoyama and Oshikiri and the village of Togō Village in Nishitagawa District were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The three villages merged to form the village of Mikawa on January 1, 1955. Mikawa was elevated to town status on June 1, 1968.
399:
of 220 persons per km². The total area of the town is 33.22 square kilometres (13 sq mi). Mikawa is the seat of the
Yamagata Prefectural Government's |"general branch office" responsible for the unofficial "Shōnai Region", corresponding to northwestern Yamagata. It is also the seat of the
431:), which runs along the Akagawa River. The border with the former Fujishima Town was set along the Fujishima River at the eastern end of the town, and the boundaries with Sakata City and Tsuruoka City in the west are along the flow of the Oyama River.
1230:
city council of ten members. Mikawa, collectively with the town of Shōnai, contributes one member to the
Yamagata Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Yamagata 3rd district of the
419:
Mikawa is located in the coastal plains of northeast
Yamagata Prefecture, sandwiched between much larger Tsuruoka and Sakata. There are no mountains the entire town is located in the Shōnai Plain.
1428:
1455:
140:
1255:
Mikawa has three public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.
1398:
1313:
108:
1549:
1853:
1877:
1517:
408:
1693:
1539:
1710:
1502:
1232:
427:
relocated to the east-southeast. The main urban center is concentrated near
Yamagata Prefectural Route 333 (formerly
1798:
1727:
1211:
213:
1595:
469:
287:
1825:
1803:
1744:
95:
73:
1384:
1461:
1434:
1003:
1872:
1756:
1567:
465:
292:
1182:
1681:
351:
184:
172:
1413:
1017:
Per
Japanese census data, the population of Mikawa has declined gradually over the past 70 years.
63:
1532:
1344:
1301:
428:
1630:
1547:
48:
1577:
196:
8:
1813:
1715:
1553:
1277:
384:
263:
201:
1737:
1650:
453:
1786:
1766:
1761:
1720:
1703:
1698:
1665:
1620:
1481:
443:
396:
208:
1781:
1655:
1525:
1273:
1808:
1791:
1776:
1645:
1269:
448:
1178:
189:
1835:
1625:
1585:
1562:
1357:
1284:
339:
1818:
420:
1830:
380:
282:
85 Nishida, Yokoyama Aze Mikawa-machi, Higashitagawa-gun, Yamagata-ken 997-1301
39:
1866:
1363:
1339:
1268:
Mikawa does not have any passenger railway service. The nearest stations are
1236:
1223:
1203:
882:
329:
155:
142:
1397:
Yamagata
Prefectural Government Shōnai general branch office/subprefecture,
1331:
1207:
424:
1771:
1615:
1227:
392:
1749:
1508:
1177:
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on
304:
1840:
1635:
1610:
254:
1660:
1412:
Tōhoku transportation office
Yamagata transportation branch office
482:
Climate data for Mikawa (2003−2020 normals, extremes 2003−present)
1281:
1497:
259:
1640:
1326:
388:
177:
1686:
1409:
401:
391:. As of 31 March 2023, the town had an estimated
1226:
form of government with a directly elected mayor and a
1202:The area of present-day Mikawa was part of ancient
1864:
1247:The economy of Mikawa is based on agriculture.
404:transportation branch office that licenses the
370:
364:
27:
1533:
1414:Shōnai car inspection and registration office
1314:List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan
1034:
434:
1351:
1540:
1526:
1307:
1423:
1421:
88:Location of Mikawa in Yamagata Prefecture
1377:
350:
1865:
1854:List of mergers in Yamagata Prefecture
1418:
1521:
228:33.22 km (12.83 sq mi)
1163:
395:of 7,282 in 2478 households, and a
13:
1029:
14:
1889:
1490:
1385:"Mikawa town official statistics"
1258:
1594:
1548:
1496:
1366:– Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
1338:
1325:
1318:
1296:
1168:
114:
107:
94:
72:
62:
47:
1012:
1475:
1448:
1403:
1391:
115:
1:
1370:
1217:
470:Köppen climate classification
1878:Towns in Yamagata Prefecture
1482:Mikawa population statistics
1250:
414:
7:
1004:Japan Meteorological Agency
955:Average precipitation days
741:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
601:Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
371:
10:
1894:
1311:
1290:
1263:
1242:
1210:, the area became part of
1197:
1001:
481:
459:
435:Neighboring municipalities
409:vehicle registration plate
1851:
1674:
1603:
1592:
1576:
1560:
1206:. After the start of the
1161:
1047:—
954:
880:
810:
740:
670:
600:
530:
525:
522:
519:
516:
513:
510:
507:
504:
501:
498:
495:
492:
489:
486:
466:Humid continental climate
365:
345:
335:
325:
321:
316:
312:
298:
286:
278:
270:
253:
245:
237:
232:
224:
219:
207:
195:
183:
171:
136:
102:
93:
86:
58:
46:
37:
28:
21:
1694:Higashimurayama District
1456:
1429:
1352:Noted people from Mikawa
156:38.794583°N 139.849694°E
25:
1711:Higashiokitama District
1308:International relations
355:Shonai Roadside Station
249:220/km (570/sq mi)
1799:Nishimurayama District
1728:Higashitagawa District
1345:McMinnville, Tennessee
1212:Higashitagawa District
429:Japan National Route 7
356:
1826:Nishiokitama District
1745:Kitamurayama District
1457:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）
1387:(in Japanese). Japan.
1302:National Route 7
1021:Historical population
411:for the same region.
400:central government's
354:
161:38.794583; 139.849694
16:Town in Tōhoku, Japan
1505:at Wikimedia Commons
531:Record high °C (°F)
439:Yamagata Prefecture
246: • Density
1554:Yamagata Prefecture
1278:Nishibukuro Station
1022:
811:Record low °C (°F)
671:Daily mean °C (°F)
385:Yamagata Prefecture
264:Japan Standard Time
152: /
1430:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）
1020:
397:population density
357:
238: • Total
225: • Total
1860:
1859:
1571:
1501:Media related to
1274:Fujishima Station
1195:
1194:
1190:
1189:
1009:
1008:
423:to the north and
349:
348:
271:Phone number
1885:
1873:Mikawa, Yamagata
1598:
1565:
1552:
1542:
1535:
1528:
1519:
1518:
1514:
1509:Official Website
1503:Mikawa, Yamagata
1500:
1484:
1479:
1473:
1472:
1470:
1468:
1452:
1446:
1445:
1443:
1441:
1425:
1416:
1407:
1401:
1395:
1389:
1388:
1381:
1343:
1342:
1330:
1329:
1300:
1299:
1270:Tsuruoka Station
1172:
1171:
1164:
1036:
1031:
1023:
1019:
958:
479:
478:
378:
377:
374:
368:
367:
308:
307:
305:Official website
167:
166:
164:
163:
162:
157:
153:
150:
149:
148:
145:
118:
117:
111:
98:
76:
66:
53:Mikawa town hall
51:
32:
31:
30:
19:
18:
1893:
1892:
1888:
1887:
1886:
1884:
1883:
1882:
1863:
1862:
1861:
1856:
1847:
1757:Mogami District
1670:
1599:
1590:
1572:
1556:
1546:
1512:
1493:
1488:
1487:
1480:
1476:
1466:
1464:
1458:
1454:
1453:
1449:
1439:
1437:
1431:
1427:
1426:
1419:
1408:
1404:
1396:
1392:
1383:
1382:
1378:
1373:
1358:Hikaru Okuizumi
1354:
1337:
1324:
1321:
1316:
1310:
1297:
1293:
1285:Uetsu Main Line
1266:
1261:
1253:
1245:
1220:
1200:
1191:
1186:
1173:
1169:
1015:
1010:
956:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
889:
875:
870:
865:
860:
855:
850:
845:
840:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
805:
800:
795:
790:
785:
780:
775:
770:
765:
760:
755:
750:
745:
735:
730:
725:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
680:
675:
665:
660:
655:
650:
645:
640:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
595:
590:
585:
580:
575:
570:
565:
560:
555:
550:
545:
540:
535:
462:
437:
417:
375:
362:
340:Zelkova serrata
303:
302:
160:
158:
154:
151:
146:
143:
141:
139:
138:
132:
131:
130:
129:
126:
125:
124:
123:
119:
89:
82:
81:
80:
79:
70:
69:
54:
42:
33:
26:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1891:
1881:
1880:
1875:
1858:
1857:
1852:
1849:
1848:
1846:
1845:
1844:
1843:
1838:
1833:
1823:
1822:
1821:
1816:
1811:
1806:
1796:
1795:
1794:
1789:
1784:
1779:
1774:
1769:
1764:
1754:
1753:
1752:
1742:
1741:
1740:
1735:
1725:
1724:
1723:
1718:
1708:
1707:
1706:
1701:
1691:
1690:
1689:
1682:Akumi District
1678:
1676:
1672:
1671:
1669:
1668:
1663:
1658:
1653:
1648:
1643:
1638:
1633:
1628:
1623:
1618:
1613:
1607:
1605:
1601:
1600:
1593:
1591:
1589:
1588:
1582:
1580:
1574:
1573:
1561:
1558:
1557:
1545:
1544:
1537:
1530:
1522:
1516:
1515:
1506:
1492:
1491:External links
1489:
1486:
1485:
1474:
1447:
1417:
1402:
1390:
1375:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1368:
1367:
1361:
1353:
1350:
1349:
1348:
1335:
1320:
1317:
1309:
1306:
1305:
1304:
1292:
1289:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1259:Transportation
1257:
1252:
1249:
1244:
1241:
1219:
1216:
1199:
1196:
1193:
1192:
1188:
1187:
1176:
1174:
1167:
1162:
1159:
1158:
1155:
1152:
1148:
1147:
1144:
1141:
1137:
1136:
1133:
1130:
1126:
1125:
1122:
1119:
1115:
1114:
1111:
1108:
1104:
1103:
1100:
1097:
1093:
1092:
1089:
1086:
1082:
1081:
1078:
1075:
1071:
1070:
1067:
1064:
1060:
1059:
1056:
1053:
1049:
1048:
1045:
1042:
1038:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1014:
1011:
1007:
1006:
999:
998:
995:
992:
989:
986:
983:
980:
977:
974:
971:
968:
965:
962:
959:
952:
951:
946:
941:
936:
931:
926:
921:
916:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
878:
877:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
808:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
738:
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
677:
672:
668:
667:
662:
657:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
627:
622:
617:
612:
607:
602:
598:
597:
592:
587:
582:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
552:
547:
542:
537:
532:
528:
527:
524:
521:
518:
515:
512:
509:
506:
503:
500:
497:
494:
491:
488:
484:
483:
477:
461:
458:
457:
456:
451:
446:
436:
433:
416:
413:
347:
346:
343:
342:
337:
333:
332:
327:
323:
322:
319:
318:
314:
313:
310:
309:
300:
296:
295:
290:
284:
283:
280:
276:
275:
272:
268:
267:
257:
251:
250:
247:
243:
242:
239:
235:
234:
230:
229:
226:
222:
221:
217:
216:
211:
205:
204:
199:
193:
192:
187:
181:
180:
175:
169:
168:
134:
133:
127:
121:
120:
113:
112:
106:
105:
104:
103:
100:
99:
91:
90:
87:
84:
83:
77:
71:
67:
61:
60:
59:
56:
55:
52:
44:
43:
38:
35:
34:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1890:
1879:
1876:
1874:
1871:
1870:
1868:
1855:
1850:
1842:
1839:
1837:
1834:
1832:
1829:
1828:
1827:
1824:
1820:
1817:
1815:
1812:
1810:
1807:
1805:
1802:
1801:
1800:
1797:
1793:
1790:
1788:
1785:
1783:
1780:
1778:
1775:
1773:
1770:
1768:
1765:
1763:
1760:
1759:
1758:
1755:
1751:
1748:
1747:
1746:
1743:
1739:
1736:
1734:
1731:
1730:
1729:
1726:
1722:
1719:
1717:
1714:
1713:
1712:
1709:
1705:
1702:
1700:
1697:
1696:
1695:
1692:
1688:
1685:
1684:
1683:
1680:
1679:
1677:
1673:
1667:
1664:
1662:
1659:
1657:
1654:
1652:
1649:
1647:
1644:
1642:
1639:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1629:
1627:
1624:
1622:
1619:
1617:
1614:
1612:
1609:
1608:
1606:
1602:
1597:
1587:
1584:
1583:
1581:
1579:
1575:
1569:
1564:
1559:
1555:
1551:
1543:
1538:
1536:
1531:
1529:
1524:
1523:
1520:
1513:(in Japanese)
1510:
1507:
1504:
1499:
1495:
1494:
1483:
1478:
1463:
1459:
1451:
1436:
1432:
1424:
1422:
1415:
1411:
1406:
1400:
1394:
1386:
1380:
1376:
1365:
1362:
1359:
1356:
1355:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1333:
1328:
1323:
1322:
1319:Sister cities
1315:
1303:
1295:
1294:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1279:
1275:
1271:
1256:
1248:
1240:
1238:
1237:Diet of Japan
1234:
1229:
1225:
1224:mayor-council
1222:Mikawa has a
1215:
1213:
1209:
1205:
1204:Dewa Province
1184:
1183:MediaWiki.org
1180:
1175:
1166:
1165:
1160:
1156:
1153:
1150:
1149:
1145:
1142:
1139:
1138:
1134:
1131:
1128:
1127:
1123:
1120:
1117:
1116:
1112:
1109:
1106:
1105:
1101:
1098:
1095:
1094:
1090:
1087:
1084:
1083:
1079:
1076:
1073:
1072:
1068:
1065:
1062:
1061:
1057:
1054:
1051:
1050:
1046:
1043:
1040:
1039:
1033:
1028:
1025:
1024:
1018:
1005:
1000:
996:
993:
990:
987:
984:
981:
978:
975:
972:
969:
966:
963:
960:
953:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
884:
883:precipitation
879:
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
809:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
739:
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
708:
703:
698:
693:
688:
683:
678:
673:
669:
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
599:
593:
588:
583:
578:
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
548:
543:
538:
533:
529:
485:
480:
476:
474:
471:
467:
464:Mikawa has a
455:
452:
450:
447:
445:
442:
441:
440:
432:
430:
426:
422:
412:
410:
407:
403:
398:
394:
390:
386:
382:
373:
361:
353:
344:
341:
338:
334:
331:
330:Brassica rapa
328:
324:
320:
315:
311:
306:
301:
297:
294:
291:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
258:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
231:
227:
223:
218:
215:
214:Higashitagawa
212:
210:
206:
203:
200:
198:
194:
191:
188:
186:
182:
179:
176:
174:
170:
165:
147:139°50′58.9″E
137:Coordinates:
135:
110:
101:
97:
92:
85:
75:
65:
57:
50:
45:
41:
36:
20:
1732:
1477:
1465:. Retrieved
1450:
1438:. Retrieved
1405:
1393:
1379:
1332:Aga, Niigata
1267:
1254:
1246:
1221:
1208:Meiji period
1201:
1016:
1013:Demographics
885:mm (inches)
472:
463:
438:
425:Mount Gassan
421:Mount Chōkai
418:
405:
372:Mikawa-machi
359:
358:
274:0235-66-3111
144:38°47′40.5″N
1233:lower house
1179:Phabricator
383:located in
159: /
1867:Categories
1772:Mamurogawa
1616:Kaminoyama
1371:References
1312:See also:
1228:unicameral
1218:Government
957:(≥ 1.0 mm)
393:population
233:Population
197:Prefecture
1841:Shirataka
1814:Nishikawa
1716:Kawanishi
1675:Districts
1636:Obanazawa
1611:Higashine
1578:Core city
1467:March 25,
1440:March 25,
1251:Education
415:Geography
255:Time zone
1787:Sakegawa
1767:Kaneyama
1762:Funagata
1721:Takahata
1704:Yamanobe
1699:Nakayama
1666:Yonezawa
1661:Tsuruoka
1621:Murayama
1586:Yamagata
1563:Yamagata
1364:Kōsō Abe
1360:– author
1002:Source:
950:(71.29)
881:Average
596:(101.1)
571:(101.1)
444:Tsuruoka
209:District
202:Yamagata
1750:Ōishida
1568:capital
1334:, Japan
1291:Highway
1282:JR East
1280:on the
1264:Railway
1243:Economy
1235:of the
1198:History
1181:and on
1035:±% p.a.
948:1,810.7
945:(7.59)
940:(7.65)
935:(7.35)
930:(6.81)
925:(8.07)
920:(8.68)
915:(4.04)
910:(3.85)
905:(3.76)
900:(3.83)
895:(2.87)
890:(4.37)
876:(11.7)
871:(21.9)
866:(26.2)
861:(35.1)
856:(43.7)
851:(56.5)
846:(50.0)
841:(45.1)
836:(34.9)
831:(27.5)
826:(18.3)
821:(11.7)
816:(15.8)
806:(47.5)
801:(33.8)
796:(41.5)
791:(50.9)
786:(62.6)
781:(70.2)
776:(67.8)
771:(60.1)
766:(50.9)
761:(39.9)
756:(32.9)
751:(29.1)
746:(29.8)
736:(54.5)
731:(39.7)
726:(49.3)
721:(59.2)
716:(70.0)
711:(76.8)
706:(73.6)
701:(67.1)
696:(59.2)
691:(48.7)
686:(40.5)
681:(35.2)
676:(35.2)
666:(61.7)
661:(45.5)
656:(56.5)
651:(67.1)
646:(77.9)
641:(84.4)
636:(80.2)
631:(74.7)
626:(67.5)
621:(57.4)
616:(47.7)
611:(41.0)
606:(39.9)
591:(63.9)
586:(75.7)
581:(87.1)
576:(97.3)
566:(98.8)
561:(93.6)
556:(87.6)
551:(82.2)
546:(75.4)
541:(71.1)
536:(59.5)
460:Climate
317:Symbols
299:Website
288:Climate
279:Address
173:Country
1809:Kahoku
1792:Tozawa
1777:Mogami
1738:Shōnai
1733:Mikawa
1651:Shinjō
1646:Sakata
1631:Nan'yō
1604:Cities
1399:Access
1276:, and
1157:−0.17%
1146:−0.19%
1135:−0.47%
1124:−0.26%
1113:−0.44%
1102:−1.51%
1091:−0.26%
1088:10,323
1080:+0.91%
1077:10,593
1069:−0.04%
1058:+0.54%
997:175.6
487:Month
454:Shōnai
449:Sakata
406:Shōnai
360:Mikawa
326:Flower
190:Tōhoku
185:Region
128:
122:Mikawa
23:Mikawa
1836:Oguni
1804:Asahi
1782:Ōkura
1656:Tendō
1641:Sagae
1626:Nagai
1347:, USA
1154:7,601
1151:2020
1143:7,731
1140:2010
1132:7,879
1129:2000
1121:8,263
1118:1990
1110:8,479
1107:1980
1099:8,864
1096:1970
1085:1960
1074:1950
1066:9,678
1063:1940
1055:9,714
1052:1930
1044:9,202
1041:1920
994:22.3
991:18.8
988:14.9
985:12.4
982:11.8
979:14.1
973:10.8
970:12.0
967:15.5
964:14.9
961:18.8
943:192.9
938:194.3
933:186.6
928:172.9
923:205.1
918:220.4
913:102.7
888:110.9
874:−11.3
819:−11.3
526:Year
389:Japan
379:is a
260:UTC+9
241:7,282
178:Japan
1831:Iide
1687:Yuza
1469:2022
1442:2022
1410:MLIT
1030:Pop.
1026:Year
976:9.3
908:97.8
903:95.4
898:97.3
893:72.8
869:−5.6
864:−3.2
849:13.6
844:10.0
829:−2.5
824:−7.6
814:−9.0
789:10.5
784:17.0
779:21.2
774:19.9
769:15.6
764:10.5
749:−1.6
744:−1.2
734:12.5
719:15.1
714:21.1
709:24.9
704:23.1
699:19.5
694:15.1
664:16.5
654:13.6
649:19.5
644:25.5
639:29.1
634:26.8
629:23.7
624:19.7
619:14.1
594:38.4
589:17.7
584:24.3
579:30.6
574:36.3
569:38.4
564:37.1
559:34.2
554:30.9
549:27.9
544:24.1
539:21.7
534:15.3
523:Dec
520:Nov
517:Oct
514:Sep
511:Aug
508:Jul
505:Jun
502:May
499:Apr
496:Mar
493:Feb
490:Jan
402:MLIT
381:town
336:Tree
220:Area
78:Seal
68:Flag
40:Town
1462:JMA
1435:JMA
859:1.7
854:6.5
839:7.3
834:1.6
804:8.6
799:1.0
794:5.3
759:4.4
754:0.5
729:4.3
724:9.6
689:9.3
684:4.7
679:1.8
674:1.8
659:7.5
614:8.7
609:5.0
604:4.4
473:Cfa
366:三川町
293:Cfa
29:三川町
1869::
1819:Ōe
1511:}
1460:.
1433:.
1420:^
1287:.
1272:,
1239:.
387:,
369:,
1570:)
1566:(
1541:e
1534:t
1527:v
1471:.
1444:.
1185:.
468:(
376:)
363:(
266:)
262:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
