is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Kitakatsuragi District,
Nara Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Nara Prefecture has a population of 1,321,805 and has a geographic area of . Nara Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Osaka Prefecture to the northwest, Wakayama P ...
,
Japan
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. As of April 1, 2015, the town has an estimated
population
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of 17,831, and 7,775
household
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s, with a
density
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of around 2,200 persons per km².
The total area is 8.27 km².
Education
Public schools:
Kawaidaiichi (Kawai No. 1) Elementary School
Private schools:
* Nishiyamato Gakuen Junior and Senior High SchoolHome page
Nishiyamato Gakuen Junior and Senior High School. Retrieved on March 7, 2014. "Kusurii 295, Kawai-cho, Nara 636-0082, Japan"
Address in Japanese
"〒636-0082 奈良県河合町薬井295"
Transportation
Rail
*Kintetsu Railway
, referred to as , is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group. The railway network connects Osaka, Nara, Kyot ...
**Tawaramoto Line
The is a railway line owned and operated by the Kintetsu Railway, a Japanese private railway company, connecting Ōji Station (Nara) ( Ōji, Nara Prefecture) and Nishi-Tawaramoto Station ( Tawaramoto, Nara Prefecture) in Japan.
The line does ...
: Ōwada Station - Samitagawa Station
is a railway station in Kawai, Nara, Kawai, Kitakatsuragi District, Nara, Kitakatsuragi, Nara Prefecture, Nara, Japan.
Lines
* Kintetsu Railway
** Tawaramoto Line
Platform and track
Gallery
File:Samitagawa Station south plaza.jpg, Sout ...
- Ikebe Station
is a railway station in Kawai, Kitakatsuragi, Nara, Japan.
Lines
* Kintetsu Railway
** Tawaramoto Line
The is a railway line owned and operated by the Kintetsu Railway, a Japanese private railway company, connecting Ōji Station (Nara ...
Road
*Expressways
Expressway may refer to:
*Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic.
*Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road.
*Expressway, the fictional slide ...
**Nishi-Meihan Expressway
is a national expressway in the Kinki region of Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company.
Naming
Meihan is a kanji acronym of two characters. The first character represents Nagoya (名古屋) and the second character r ...
: Hōryūji Interchange
Sister cities
* Majuro, Marshall Islands
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References
External links
*
Kawai official website
Towns in Nara Prefecture
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