Kawai Chō
Local name: 河合町
Located in Kitakatsuragi-gun, Nara Coordinates: 34°34′48″ N 135°43′56″ E
- Population
- 18,808
- 18.8K
- Elevation
- 42 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Kawai Chō
- Airports
- ITM Osaka Itami International Airport35 km
- UKB Kobe Airport47 km
About Kawai Chō
Kawai Chō is a municipality. Location: Kitakatsuragi-gun, Nara. Population: 18,808. Elevation: 42 m.
Kawai (河合町, Kawai-chō) is a town located in Kitakatsuragi District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 September 2024, the town had an estimated population of 16,636 in 7968 households, and a population density of 2000 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 8.23 km2 (3.18 sq mi).
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Photos of Kawai Chō
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Mount Shigi KENPEI · CC BY-SA 3.0
Places bordering Kawai Chō
- Oji-cho
- Kanmaki Chō
- Kōryō Chō
- Ikaruga-chō
- Ando-cho
- Kawanishi-chō
- Tawaramoto
- Miyake Chō
Population of Kawai Chō over time
| 2010 | 18,531 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17,941 | |
| 2021 | 16,983 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Kawai Chō
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 17° · Night 7° · Rain 75 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kochi · 233 km southwest18°
- Fujinomiya · 272 km east18°
- Fuji · 277 km east20°
- Hottest month
- August (day 32°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- June (231 mm)
- Driest month
- December (37 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) | 9° | 10° | 13° | 20° | 24° | 27° | 31° | 32° | 28° | 23° | 17° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 23° | 20° | 13° | 7° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 45 | 60 | 103 | 142 | 151 | 231 | 185 | 132 | 200 | 126 | 75 | 37 |
How to get to Kawai Chō
The nearest airport is Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM), 35 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kashihara-shi, 10 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM) Osaka 35 kmnorthwest
- Kobe Airport (UKB) Kobe 47 kmwest
- Kansai International Airport (KIX) Osaka 48 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Kashihara-shi Population: 124.5K 10 kmsoutheast
- Ikoma Population: 120.7K 12 kmnorth
- Yao Population: 273.2K 13 kmwest
- Habikino Population: 109.5K 13 kmwest
- Nara Population: 367.4K 13 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kawai Chō
Within 100 km: 30 historic and cultural sites, 44 natural sites, 19 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km14 places
- Mount Miwa Mountain 13 kmE
- Mount Amanokagu Mountain 12 kmSE
- Mount Miminashi Mountain 10 kmSE
- Mount Unebi Mountain 11 kmSE
25–60 km54 places
- Mount Rokkō Mountain 48 kmNW
- Mount Ōdaigahara Mountain 54 kmSE
- Mount Kunimi Mountain 51 kmSE
- Mount Azami Mountain 39 kmSE
60–100 km25 places
- Awaji Island Island 86 kmW
- Kumozu River River 75 kmE
- Choshi River River 70 kmSE
- Sen Zan Mountain 86 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Kawai Chō
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mount Shigi Mountain, Heguri-chō6.8 km NW
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Matsuo San Mountain, Ikaruga-chō6.3 km N
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Mount Miminashi Mountain, Kashihara City9.9 km SE -
Mount Unebi Mountain, Kashihara City11 km SE -
Mount Amanokagu Mountain, Kashihara City12 km SE -
Ikoma Yama Mountain, Ikoma-shi12 km NW -
Tōdai-ji Attraction, Nara-shi16 km NE -
Koofukuji Attraction, Nara-shi15 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources