Kawachi [town] - Kawachi

Japanese: 河内[町] - かわち

A town in Inashiki County in southern Ibaraki Prefecture. It was incorporated as a town on June 1, 1996 from Kawachi Village. It is located in a grain-producing region on the north bank of the midstream Tone River, with the Shin Tone River flowing east through the north. It borders Ryugasaki City to the west and Chiba Prefecture across the Tone River to the south. Rice farming, which is highly mechanized, and strawberry and fig cultivation are thriving. The Eastern Industrial Park was developed in 1975, and industrialization has progressed. Every May, a Chinese milk vetch festival is held in the Chinese milk vetch fields off the coast of Tagawa. The town suffered damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake. ^{44.30 km2} . 10,172 people (2010).

Kawachi [town]

A former town in Kawachi County, central Tochigi Prefecture. It occupies flat land on the west bank of the midstream Kinu River, with Okamoto Station on the Tohoku Main Line in the south. Shirasawa, the town center, was a post town on the Oshu Kaido road during the Edo period. It produces rice, wheat, soybeans, onions, shiitake mushrooms, and other crops. Food and machinery industries are also involved. Many people commute to Utsunomiya City. In March 2007, it was incorporated into Utsunomiya City and Kamikawachi Town in Kawachi County. 47.72 ^km2 . Population: 35,177 (2005).

Kawachi [town]

A former town in Kamo District, central Hiroshima Prefecture. The main settlement, Nakakawachi, is located in a mountain basin in the middle reaches of the Nuta River. It is a transportation and commercial center for the region, with the Sanyo Main Line and the Sanyo Expressway passing through it. It trades lumber, and has a chopstick factory and a sawmill. In February 2005, it was incorporated into Higashihiroshima City along with Kurose Town, Fukutomi Town, Toyosaka Town in Kamo District, and Akitsu Town in Toyota District. 84.68 ^km2 . 7,039 people (2003).

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茨城県南部，稲敷郡の町。1996年６月１日，河内村から町制。利根川中流部北岸の穀倉地帯に位置し，北部を新利根川が東流する。西は龍ヶ崎市に，南は利根川を境に千葉県に接する。機械化の進んだ米作と，イチゴ，イチジクの栽培が盛んである。1975年東部工業団地が造成され，工業化が進んだ。毎年５月，田川地先のレンゲ畑でレンゲまつりが行われる。東日本大震災で，町内において被害が発生。44.30km²。１万172人（2010）。

河内[町]【かわち】

栃木県中部，河内郡の旧町。鬼怒(きぬ)川中流西岸の平地を占め，南部に東北本線岡本駅がある。中心市街の白沢は江戸時代，奥州街道の宿場町であった。米，麦，大豆，タマネギ，シイタケなどを産する。食品，機械などの工業も行われる。宇都宮市への通勤者が多い。2007年３月，河内郡上河内町と宇都宮市へ編入。47.72km²。３万5177人（2005）。