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Higashikawa, Hokkaido
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Higashikawa |
| native_name | 東川町 |
| native_name_lang | ja |
| settlement_type | Town |
| image_flag | Flag of Higashikawa, Hokkaido.svg |
| image_seal | Emblem of Higashikawa, Hokkaido.svg |
| seal_type | Emblem |
| image_map | Higashikawa in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg |
| map_caption | Location of Higashikawa in Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture) |
| pushpin_map | Japan |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Japan |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_footnotes | tags -- |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Japan |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Hokkaido |
| subdivision_type2 | Prefecture |
| subdivision_name2 | Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture) |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Kamikawa (Ishikari) |
| established_title | |
| extinct_title | Now part of |
| seat_type | |
| government_footnotes | tags -- |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_title1 | Vice Mayor |
| total_type | |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_magnitude | |
| area_footnotes | tags -- |
| area_total_km2 | 247.06 |
| elevation_footnotes | tags -- |
| population_footnotes | tags -- |
| population_total | 8,092 |
| population_as_of | September 30, 2016 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | JST |
| utc_offset1 | +09:00 |
| area_code_type | |
| blank_name_sec1 | City hall address |
| blank_info_sec1 | 071-1492 |
| blank_name_sec2 | Climate |
| blank_info_sec2 | Dfb |
| website |
Higashikawa is a town located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 8,092, and a density of 33 persons per km2. The total area is 247.06 km2.
Higashikawa declared itself a photo town in the 1980s and has done much to sponsor photography since, notably the annually awarded Higashikawa Prizes. In recent years, the number of cafes, general stores, wineries, vineyards, sake breweries, etc. has increased due to population growth resulting from increased immigration from all over the country. More young people are visiting as tourists. In terms of population growth in 2021, it ranked first in Hokkaido.
Climate
|Jan record high C = 6.9 |Feb record high C = 13.0 |Mar record high C = 16.0 |Apr record high C = 28.1 |May record high C = 34.9 |Jun record high C = 36.1 |Jul record high C = 36.6 |Aug record high C = 37.0 |Sep record high C = 33.2 |Oct record high C = 25.4 |Nov record high C = 20.7 |Dec record high C = 12.5 |Jan record low C = -29.1 |Feb record low C = -29.3 |Mar record low C = -24.8 |Apr record low C = -11.9 |May record low C = -3.6 |Jun record low C = 0.1 |Jul record low C = 6.0 |Aug record low C = 6.3 |Sep record low C = 0.0 |Oct record low C = -4.6 |Nov record low C = -18.0 |Dec record low C = -25.5 |script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値） | access-date = March 1, 2022}}{{cite web |script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値） | access-date = March 1, 2022}}}}
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