Ogawa, Saitama


Ogawa is a town in Saitama Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 30,972, and a population density of 513 persons per km². Its total area is 60.36 km².

Geography

Ogawa is located in central Saitama Prefecture.

Surrounding municipalities

The village of Ogawa was created within Hiki District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Ogawa annexed the neighboring villages of Okawa, Takezawa and Yawata on February 1, 1955. Tokigawa and Tamagawa merged to form the town of Tokigawa.

Economy

The town was traditionally famous for Japanese traditional papermaking.

Education

Ogawa has six elementary schools, three junior high schools, and one high school.

Transportation

Railway