| Nakagawa | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | |
| Coordinates: | 36.7382°N 140.1715°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kantō |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tochigi Prefecture |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nasu |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 192.78 |
| Population Total: | 15824 |
| Population As Of: | August 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Pine |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Katakuri |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | - Bird |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Japanese bush warbler |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0287-92-1111 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Bato 409, Nakagawa-machi, Nasu-gun, Tochigi-ken 324-0692 |
right|thumb|270px|Bato Hiroshige Museum is a town located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 15,824 in 6,028 households,[1] and a population density of 82 persons per km2. Its total area of the town is 192.79sqkm. On October 4, 2013, a portion of the town was designated one of The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan.
Nakagawa is located in northeast Tochigi Prefecture.
Nakagawa has a humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nakagawa is 12.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1418 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.6 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Nakagawa has declined over the past 60 years.
The town of Batō was created within Nasu District, Tochigi on May 29, 1891, with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. Nakagawa was created on October 1, 2005, from the merger of Batō with the neighboring town of Ogawa.
Nakagawa has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 13 members. Nakagawa, together with the city of Nasukarasuyama collectively contributes one member to the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Tochigi 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
The economy of Nakagawa is heavily dependent on agriculture.
Nakagawa has three public primary schools and public two middle schools operated by the town government. The town has one public high school operated by the Tochigi Prefectural Board of Education.
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