title: Hikigawa, Wakayama
text: # Hikigawa, Wakayama
  
  Hikigawa (日置川町, Hikigawa-chō) was a town located in Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
  
  As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,594 and a density of 33.70 persons per km² The total area was 136.31 km.²
  
  On March 1, 2006, Hikigawa was merged into the expanded town of Shirahama.
  
  