Kadogawa, Miyazaki



Kadogawa (門川町) is a town located in Higashiusuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. , the town has an estimated population of 16,760 in 6887 households and a population density of 140 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 120.52 sqkm.

Geography
Kadogawa is located in the northern part of Miyazaki Prefecture, about 15 kilometers south of the center of Nobeoka City, and about 70 kilometers northeast of Miyazaki City, the prefectural capital. The eastern side of the town area faces the Hyūga Sea. The eastern coast is within the borders of the Nippō Kaigan Quasi-National Park.

Neighbouring municipalities
Miyazaki Prefecture
 * Nobeoka
 * Hyuga
 * Misato

Climate
Kadogawa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kadogawa is 16.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2461 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 6.5 °C.

Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Kadogawa has remained relatively steady for the past 40 years.

History
The area of Kadogawa was part of ancient Hyūga Province. Duirng the Edo period, it was part of the holdings of Nobeoka Domain. The village Kadogawa within Higashiusuki District, Miyazaki was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Kadogawa was elevated to town status on February 11, 1935.

Government
Kadogawa has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 14 members. Kadogawa, collectively with the villages of Morotsuka and Shiiba contributes one member to the Miyazaki Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Miyazaki 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy
Facing the Hyūga Sea, commercial fishing and seafood processing industries have traditionally been the mainstay of the local economy. However, it is increasingly developing as a commuter town due to its proximity to Nobeoka and Hyuga cities.

Education
Kadogawa has three public elementary school and one public junior high schools operated by the town government and one public high school operated by the Miyazaki Prefectural Board of Education.

Railways
JR Kyushu - Nippō Main Line
 * Kadogawa

Highways

 * JP Expressway E10.svg Higashikyushu Expressway

Noted people from Kadogawa

 * Taku Etō, politician