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Municipality

Samegawa Mura

Located in Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima Coordinates: 37°00′45″ N 140°30′39″ E

Map showing the location of Samegawa Mura Samegawa Mura
Location in Japan
Population
3,924
3.9K
Elevation
517 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
FKS Fukushima Airport25 km
IBR Ibaraki Airport93 km

About Samegawa Mura

Samegawa Mura is a municipality. Location: Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima. Population: 3,924. Elevation: 517 m.

From Wikipedia

Samegawa (鮫川村, Samegawa-mura) is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2020, the village had an estimated population of 3,081 in 1107 households, and a population density of 23 persons per km2. The total area of the village was 131.34 square kilometres (50.7 sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1889
Area
131 km²
Official website
vill.samegawa.fukushima.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Samegawa Mura

  • Hanawa Machi
  • Tanagura Machi
  • Asakawa Machi
  • Ishikawa
  • Furudono Machi
  • Iwaki-shi

Population of Samegawa Mura over time

Population of Samegawa Mura over time
2010 3,989
2015 3,577
2021 2,984

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Samegawa Mura

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 12° · Night 3° · Rain 67 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 209 km southwest18°
  • Kofu · 230 km southwest17°
  • Odawara · 230 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
September (200 mm)
Driest month
January (29 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).

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Climate of Samegawa Mura
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°7°13°18°20°24°26°22°17°12°7°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°4°9°13°17°19°15°8°3°-2°
Precipitation (mm)2946781121251681581892001446734

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Samegawa Mura

The nearest airport is Fukushima Airport (FKS), 25 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Ibaraki Airport (IBR) (93 km). The nearest large city is Iwaki, 33 km to the east.

Airports

  • Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 25 kmnorth
  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 93 kmsouth
  • Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 130 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Iwaki Population: 357.3K 33 kmeast
  • Kōriyama Population: 327.7K 44 kmnorth
  • Hitachi Population: 174.5K 47 kmsouth
  • Hitachi-Naka Population: 156.6K 68 kmsouth
  • Katsuta Population: 156K 70 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Samegawa Mura

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 13 natural sites, 6 lakes, rivers and coasts.

25–60 km3 places

  • Kuji-gawa River 60 kmS
  • Mount Nasu Mountain 51 kmW
  • Chausu Dake Mountain 51 kmW

60–100 km17 places

  • Mount_Tsukuba Mountain 94 kmSW
  • Mount Kaba Mountain 85 kmS
  • Lake Chūzenji Lake 98 kmW
  • Nantai San Mountain 95 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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