Tsugawa (津川町, Tsugawa-machi) was a town located in Higashikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,000 and a density of 59.39 persons per km2.[citation needed] The total area was 84.19 km2.
On April 1, 2005, Tsugawa, along with the town of Kanose, and the villages of Kamikawa and Mikawa (all from Higashikanbara District) were merged to create the town of Aga.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Tsugawa, Niigata (1981-2010)
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| Month
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Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
3.5
(38.3)
|
4.3
(39.7)
|
8.2
(46.8)
|
16.3
(61.3)
|
22.0
(71.6)
|
25.3
(77.5)
|
28.4
(83.1)
|
30.6
(87.1)
|
25.7
(78.3)
|
19.2
(66.6)
|
12.6
(54.7)
|
6.5
(43.7)
|
16.9
(62.4)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
0.1
(32.2)
|
0.4
(32.7)
|
3.0
(37.4)
|
9.3
(48.7)
|
15.0
(59.0)
|
19.4
(66.9)
|
23.2
(73.8)
|
24.7
(76.5)
|
20.1
(68.2)
|
13.5
(56.3)
|
7.3
(45.1)
|
2.6
(36.7)
|
11.6
(52.8)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−2.9
(26.8)
|
−3.2
(26.2)
|
−1.6
(29.1)
|
2.9
(37.2)
|
8.7
(47.7)
|
14.4
(57.9)
|
19.1
(66.4)
|
20.2
(68.4)
|
16.0
(60.8)
|
9.2
(48.6)
|
3.2
(37.8)
|
−0.5
(31.1)
|
7.1
(44.8)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
271.6
(10.69)
|
181.0
(7.13)
|
166.8
(6.57)
|
114.3
(4.50)
|
120.3
(4.74)
|
156.8
(6.17)
|
268.2
(10.56)
|
193.0
(7.60)
|
165.4
(6.51)
|
180.4
(7.10)
|
260.6
(10.26)
|
299.3
(11.78)
|
2,377.7
(93.61)
|
| Average snowfall cm (inches)
|
274
(108)
|
215
(85)
|
115
(45)
|
14
(5.5)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
4
(1.6)
|
109
(43)
|
731
(288.1)
|
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency
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37°41′N 139°28′E / 37.683°N 139.467°E / 37.683; 139.467
References
- ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 139.
平成 17 年 4 月 1 日に津川町,鹿瀬町,上川村及び三川村が合併し、阿賀町となった。
