Sawauchi, Iwate

Sawauchi

沢内村
Sawauchi 沢内村
Former municipality
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	Location of Sawauchi in Iwate Prefecture
	Sawauchi Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 39°26′2.8″N 140°45′01″E / 39.434111°N 140.75028°E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Iwate Prefecture
District	Waga District
Merged	November 1, 2005; (now part of Nishiwaga)
Area
• Total	286.22 km2 (110.51 sq mi)
Population (November 1, 2005)
• Total	3,658
• Density	12.78/km2 (33.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Bird	Common cuckoo
Flower	Erythronium japonicum
Tree	Fagus crenata

Sawauchi (沢内村, Sawauchi-mura) was a village located in Waga District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

History

The village of Yuda created on April 1, 1889, within Nishiwaga District with the establishment of the municipality system. Nishiwaga merged with Higashiwaga District to form Waga District on March 29, 1896.

On November 1, 2005, Sawauchi, along with the town of Yuda (also from Waga District), was merged to create the town of Nishiwaga, and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

As of November 2005, the village had an estimated population of 3,658 and a population density of 12.78 persons per km². The total area was 286.22 km².

Climate

Climate data for Sawauchi (2017−2020 normals, extremes 2017−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	7.0 (44.6)	10.2 (50.4)	16.2 (61.2)	22.9 (73.2)	31.6 (88.9)	29.2 (84.6)	33.1 (91.6)	34.1 (93.4)	31.4 (88.5)	26.9 (80.4)	22.3 (72.1)	13.5 (56.3)	34.1 (93.4)
Record low °C (°F)	−17.9 (−0.2)	−22.1 (−7.8)	−12.2 (10.0)	−7.9 (17.8)	−2.2 (28.0)	4.5 (40.1)	11.7 (53.1)	8.5 (47.3)	1.8 (35.2)	−1.7 (28.9)	−13.1 (8.4)	−12.2 (10.0)	−22.1 (−7.8)
Source: JMA^[1]^[2]

References

^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved February 25, 2022.

External links

Official website of Nishiwaga in Japanese (in Japanese)

[1] 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 25, 2022.

[2] 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved February 25, 2022.

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