Hikawa, Kumamoto

Town in Kyushu, Japan

Hikawa Flag Chapter
Location of Hikawa in Kumamoto Prefecture
32°34′N 130°40′E / 32.567°N 130.667°E / 32.567; 130.667
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Kumamoto Prefecture
District	Yatsushiro
Area
• Total	33.29 km² (12.85 sq mi)
Population (March 31, 2017)
• Total	12,250
• Density	370/km² (950/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Website	www.hikawacyou.hinokuni-net.jp

Hikawa (氷川町, Hikawa-chō) is a town located in Yatsushiro District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

The town was formed on October 1, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Miyahara and Ryūhoku.

As of March 2017, the town has an estimated population of 12,250^[1] and a density of 370 persons per km². The total area is 33.29 km².

Famous people from Hikawa

Uchida Kosai - statesman
Hoshiro Mitsunaga - founder of Dentsu
Koji Akiyama - retired professional baseball player

References

^ "Official website of Hikawa Town" (in Japanese). Japan: Hikawa Town. Retrieved 1 May 2017.

External links

Media related to Hikawa, Kumamoto at Wikimedia Commons
Town website (in Japanese)

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