Kawabe, Gifu
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This article is about the town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. There is another town with this name in Wakayama Prefecture, see Kawabe, Wakayama, and a former town in Akita Prefecture, see Kawabe, Akita.
| Kawabe 川辺町 |
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 Kawabe
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| Coordinates: 35°29′N 137°4′E / 35.483°N 137.067°ECoordinates: 35°29′N 137°4′E / 35.483°N 137.067°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu region |
| Prefecture | Gifu Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mitsuhiro Satō |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.18 km2 (15.9 sq mi) |
| Population (July 2011[1]) | |
| • Total | 10,529 |
| • Density | 255.7/km2 (662.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
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| - Flower | Satsuki azalea |
| Phone number | 0574-53-2511 |
| Address | Nakakawabe 1518-4, Kawabe-chō, Kamo-gun, Gifu-ken 509-0393 |
| Website | Town of Kawabe |
Kawabe (川辺町 Kawabe-chō) is a town located in Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is well known for the lake at Kawabe Dam along the Hida River. The town was founded in 1897.[2]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ "岐阜県の人口・世帯数人口動態統計調査結果" (in Japanese). Gifu prefectural website. Gifu Prefecture. http://www.pref.gifu.lg.jp/kensei-unei/tokeijoho/kohyoshiryo/jinko-jutaku/jinko/2011/jinko201108.data/H2308kohyo.xls. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ "川辺町の沿革" (in Japanese). Kawabe official website. http://www.kawabe-gifu.jp/ennkaku.htm. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
[edit] External links
Media related to Kawabe, Gifu at Wikimedia Commons
- Kawabe official website (Japanese)
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