title: Matsukawa, Nagano (Kitaazumi)
text: # Matsukawa, Nagano (Kitaazumi)
  
  Matsukawa (松川村, Matsukawa-mura) is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019, the village had an estimated population of 9,689 in 3813 households, and a population density of 210 persons per km². The total area of the village is 47.07 square kilometres (18.17 sq mi).
  
  ## Geography
  
  Matsukawa is located in northwestern Nagano Prefecture, in the Azumidaira plateau, bordered by the Hida Mountains to the north and west.
  
  ### Surrounding municipalities
  
  * Nagano Prefecture
     * Ōmachi
     * Azumino
     * Ikeda
  
  ### Climate
  
  The village has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Matsukawa is 10.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1278 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around -2.4 °C.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  Per Japanese census data, the population of Matsukawa has recently plateaued after a long period of growth.
  
  ## History
  
  The area of present-day Matsukawa was part of ancient Shinano Province and was part of the territory controlled by Matsumoto Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of the Edo period. The modern village of Matsukawa was established on April 1, 1889 by the establishment of the municipalities system.
  
  ## Education
  
  Matsukawa has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.
  
  ## Transportation
  
  ### Railway
  
  * East Japan Railway Company – Ōito Line
     * Hosono - Kita-Hosono - Shinano-Matsukawa
  
  ### Highway
  
  * National Route 114
  
  ## International relations
  
  * – Lukang, Changhua, Taiwan, friendship city
  