Kawara Machi
Local name: 香春町
Located in Tagawa-gun, Fukuoka Coordinates: 33°41′05″ N 130°51′17″ E
- Population
- 12,031
- 12K
- Elevation
- 59 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Kawara Machi
- Airports
- KKJ Kitakyushu Airport24 km
- FUK Fukuoka Airport39 km
About Kawara Machi
Kawara Machi is a municipality. Location: Tagawa-gun, Fukuoka. Population: 12,031. Elevation: 59 m.
Kawara (香春町, Kawara-machi) is a town located in Tagawa District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 December 2023, the town had an estimated population of 10,164 in 5388 households, and a population density of 120 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 44.50 km2 (17.18 sq mi).
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Places bordering Kawara Machi
- Kitakyushu City
- Tagawa
- Fukuchi Machi
- Ōtō Machi
- Miyako Machi
Population of Kawara Machi over time
| 2010 | 11,685 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10,861 | |
| 2020 | 9,955 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Kawara Machi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 16° · Night 8° · Rain 75 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Beppu · 75 km southeast17°
- Ōita · 85 km southeast18°
- Nobeoka · 144 km southeast18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- July (299 mm)
- Driest month
- December (60 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 25° | 29° | 30° | 26° | 22° | 16° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 2° | 4° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 23° | 23° | 19° | 13° | 8° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 71 | 85 | 112 | 157 | 161 | 286 | 299 | 149 | 201 | 100 | 75 | 60 |
How to get to Kawara Machi
The nearest airport is Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ), 24 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iizuka, 16 km to the west.
Airports
- Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) Kitakyushu 24 kmnortheast
- Fukuoka Airport (FUK) Fukuoka 39 kmwest
- Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) Ube 48 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Iizuka Population: 126.4K 16 kmwest
- Shimonoseki Population: 265.7K 31 kmnorth
- Chikushino-shi Population: 103.3K 38 kmsouthwest
- Ōnojō Population: 102.1K 39 kmsouthwest
- Kasuga Population: 111K 41 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kawara Machi
Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 17 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km4 places
- Wakato Ōhashi Landmark 24 kmN
- Mount Sarakura Mountain 19 kmN
- Space World Natural site 21 kmN
- Mount Hiko Mountain 24 kmS
25–60 km24 places
- Hiko Shima Island 28 kmN
- Kōzan Ji Attraction 36 kmN
- Kanmon Kyō Landmark 32 kmN
- Ganryū-jima Island 28 kmN
60–100 km22 places
- Okino-shima Island 93 kmNW
- Kumamoto castle Historic site 98 kmS
- Mount Tsurumi Mountain 69 kmSE
- Tsuno Shima Island 74 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Kawara Machi
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mount Sarakura Mountain, Yahata-higashi Ku19 km N -
Space World Natural site, Yahata-higashi Ku21 km N -
Mount Hiko Mountain, Soeda Machi24 km S -
Wakato Ōhashi Landmark, Fukuoka24 km N
Sources & licences
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