Mukawa, Hokkaido

Population Statistics

In recent years, Mukawa has faced an overall decline in population. In 1995, there were 7,853 people and 2,786 households. In 2000, the population declined to 7,232 people with 2,744 households, and by 2005, the population had declined to 6,765 people and 2,698 households. These numbers do not include the population of Mukawa's Hobetsu area.

Climate

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Transportation

Rail

Mukawa is served by the JR Hokkaido Hidaka Main Line. However, no trains have operated between and since January 2015, due to storm damage. Plans to restore this section of the line have been abandoned, due to declining passenger numbers and very high maintenance costs, and the section will be officially closed on 1 April 2021 to be replaced by a bus service.

Stations in Mukawa: - -

There has been no train service at Shiomi since January 2015, as it falls into the affected section of the line.

Workforce

As of the 2006, as total of 3,884 people are employed in Mukawa (excluding the workforce of Hobetsu). The working population is broken into different categories depending on occupational type and the number of workers, as shown below:

Land Usage

The 2006 Handbook does not distinguish between Hobetsu or Mukawa regarding land usage. The areas of Hobetsu (546.48 km²), and Mukawa (166.43 km²) total to 712.91 km². Of this total area, the land usage is divided into the following categories:

Annual expenditure

As with the proceeding information, the following comes from the Mukawa 2006 Handbook. The following information regarding the 2005 town expenditures does not consider Mukawa and Hobetsu separately. The unit of currency is millions of yen.

Annual Income

The following information for the 2005 income is also from the Mukawa 2006 Handbook, and as with the annual expenditure, Mukawa and Hobetsu are considered as a unified area. The unit of currency is millions of yen.

Notable people

• Seino Araida (1917–2011), Japanese Ainu activist
• Akira Suzuki, chemist, 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner.

Notes

References

1. "Official website of Mukawa Town". Mukawa Town.
2. ''Mukape: Mukawa Town Condition and Facilities Handbook: 2006'', Mukawa: Hobetsu Seiwa Gakuen, 2006. (19)
3. ''Mukape: Mukawa Town Condition and Facilities Handbook: 2006'', Mukawa: Hobetsu Seiwa Gakuen, 2006. (20)
4. ''Mukape: Mukawa Town Condition and Facilities Handbook: 2006'', Mukawa: Hobetsu Seiwa Gakuen, 2006. (19)
5. "アイヌと自然デジタル図鑑". Ainu Museum.