Kawaguchi-nakayama
Local name: 川口町
Located in Nagaoka Shi, Niigata Coordinates: 37°15′50″ N 138°52′14″ E
- Population
- 4,819
- 4.8K
- Elevation
- 133 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- KIJ Niigata Airport80 km
- SDS Sado Airport97 km
About Kawaguchi-nakayama
Kawaguchi-nakayama is a village. Location: Nagaoka Shi, Niigata. Population: 4,819. Elevation: 133 m.
Kawaguchi (川口町, Kawaguchi-machi) was a town located in Kitauonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,549 and a density of 110.91 persons per km2. The total area was 50.03 km2. During the 2004 Chūetsu earthquake, Kawaguchi was the only town to report the maximum value of 7 on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale. On March 31, 2010, Kawaguchi was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1957
- Area
- 50 km²
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Kawaguchi-nakayama
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Uono River Drph17 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Kawaguchi-nakayama
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 13° · Night 4° · Rain 195 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kofu · 180 km south17°
- Isehara · 211 km south18°
- Odawara · 225 km south19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- December (286 mm)
- Driest month
- May (105 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) | 3° | 3° | 6° | 14° | 21° | 24° | 28° | 30° | 25° | 19° | 13° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -4° | -2° | 4° | 10° | 16° | 20° | 21° | 17° | 10° | 4° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 270 | 188 | 132 | 114 | 105 | 143 | 188 | 144 | 188 | 171 | 195 | 286 |
How to get to Kawaguchi-nakayama
The nearest airport is Niigata Airport (KIJ), 80 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Nagaoka, 21 km to the north.
Airports
- Niigata Airport (KIJ) Niigata 80 kmnorth
- Sado Airport (SDS) Sado 97 kmnorthwest
- Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 139 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Nagaoka Population: 266.9K 21 kmnorth
- Jōetsu Population: 189.4K 58 kmwest
- Nagano Population: 372.8K 92 kmsouthwest
- Maebashi Population: 332.1K 98 kmsouth
- Aizu-Wakamatsu Population: 118.2K 98 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kawaguchi-nakayama
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 25 natural sites, 12 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Mount Echigo-Komagatake Mountain 24 kmSE
- Uono River River 1 kmNW
25–60 km8 places
- Arakawa River River 56 kmW
- Takada castle Historic site 57 kmW
- Mount Hotaka Mountain 56 kmSE
- Mount Shibutsu Mountain 48 kmSE
60–100 km29 places
- Sado Island Island 94 kmNW
- Umeda Ko Lake 100 kmSE
- Mount Kusatsu-Shirane Mountain 75 kmSW
- Takama Yama Mountain 78 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Uono River River, Niigata1.4 km NW
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Mount Echigo-Komagatake Mountain, Minamiuonuma24 km SE
Sources & licences
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