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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Sekikawa
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|ja|関川村}}}}
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| native_name_lang = ja
| settlement_type = [[Villages of Japan|Village]]

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| image_caption = Sato Residence in Shimoseki
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| map_caption = Location of Sekikawa in Niigata
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| coordinates = {{coord|38|5|21.8|N|139|33|54.1|E|region:JP|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = Japan
| subdivision_type1 = [[List of regions of Japan|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] ([[Kōshin'etsu region|Kōshin'etsu]]) ([[Hokuriku region|Hokuriku]])
| subdivision_type2 = [[Prefectures of Japan|Prefecture]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Niigata Prefecture|Niigata]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Japan|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Iwafune District, Niigata|Iwafune]]

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| area_total_km2 = 299.61
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| population_total = 5291
| population_as_of = July 1, 2019
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| timezone1 = [[Japan Standard Time]]
| utc_offset1 = +9
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| blank_name_sec1 = Phone number
| blank_info_sec1 = 0254-64-1441
| blank1_name_sec1 = Address
| blank1_info_sec1 = 912 Shimonoseki, Sekikawa-mura, Iwafune-gun, Niigata-ken 959-3265

| blank_name_sec2 = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank_info_sec2 = [[Humid subtropical climate|Cfa]]

| website = {{Official|1=http://www.vill.sekikawa.niigata.jp/}}
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[[File:Sekikawa village-office.jpg|thumb|Sekikawa village hall]]
{{Nihongo|'''Sekikawa'''|関川村|Sekikawa-mura}} is a [[Villages of Japan|village]] located in [[Niigata Prefecture]], [[Japan]].

== Population ==
As of 1 July 2019, the village had an estimated [[population]] of 5,291 in 1920 households,<ref>[http://www.vill.sekikawa.niigata.jp/file/info/juminfukushi/jinkou/2018_10.pdf Sekikawa official statistics] {{in lang|ja}}</ref> and a [[population density]] of 17.7 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area of the village was {{convert|299.61|sqkm|sqmi}}.

==Geography==
[[File:鷹の巣温泉_-_panoramio.jpg|thumb|[[Arakawa River (Uetsu)|Arakawa River]] and Takanosu Onsen]]
Sekikawa is located in mountainous northeastern Niigata Prefecture, bordered by Yamagata Prefecture to the east.

===Surrounding municipalities===
*[[Niigata Prefecture]]
**[[Murakami, Niigata|Murakami]]
**[[Tainai, Niigata|Tainai]]
*[[Yamagata Prefecture]]
**[[Oguni, Yamagata|Oguni]]

===Climate===
Sekikawa has a [[Humid subtropical climate|Humid climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Sekikawa is {{cvt|12.4|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|2687.2|mm}} with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{cvt|25.1|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|1.0|C}}.<ref name ="normals"/>
{{Weather box
|width = auto
|collapsed = Y
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|location = Sekikawa, elevation {{convert|33|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)
|Jan record high C = 14.8
|Feb record high C = 18.1
|Mar record high C = 23.3
|Apr record high C = 30.0
|May record high C = 32.9
|Jun record high C = 34.3
|Jul record high C = 37.0
|Aug record high C = 39.6
|Sep record high C = 37.0
|Oct record high C = 32.0
|Nov record high C = 24.0
|Dec record high C = 20.4
|Jan record low C = -12.4
|Feb record low C = -14.1
|Mar record low C = -10.9
|Apr record low C = -6.7
|May record low C = 0.9
|Jun record low C = 5.6
|Jul record low C = 11.4
|Aug record low C = 11.2
|Sep record low C = 6.3
|Oct record low C = -0.5
|Nov record low C = -2.9
|Dec record low C = -9.6
|Jan high C = 3.9
|Feb high C = 4.6
|Mar high C = 8.7
|Apr high C = 15.6
|May high C = 21.6
|Jun high C = 24.9
|Jul high C = 28.2
|Aug high C = 30.1
|Sep high C = 26.0
|Oct high C = 19.8
|Nov high C = 13.3
|Dec high C = 7.0
|Jan mean C = 1.0
|Feb mean C = 1.1
|Mar mean C = 4.0
|Apr mean C = 9.8
|May mean C = 15.7
|Jun mean C = 20.0
|Jul mean C = 23.8
|Aug mean C = 25.1
|Sep mean C = 21.1
|Oct mean C = 14.8
|Nov mean C = 8.6
|Dec mean C = 3.5
|Jan low C = -1.6
|Feb low C = -2.2
|Mar low C = -0.4
|Apr low C = 4.1
|May low C = 10.1
|Jun low C = 15.3
|Jul low C = 20.1
|Aug low C = 21.0
|Sep low C = 16.9
|Oct low C = 10.3
|Nov low C = 4.3
|Dec low C = 0.4
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 311.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 200.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 168.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 142.1
|May precipitation mm = 138.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 162.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 280.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 207.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 183.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 223.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 313.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 370.9
|year precipitation mm = 2687.2
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 26.9
|Feb precipitation days = 22.6
|Mar precipitation days = 19.8
|Apr precipitation days = 14.1
|May precipitation days = 12.6
|Jun precipitation days = 11.8
|Jul precipitation days = 14.8
|Aug precipitation days = 12.2
|Sep precipitation days = 13.9
|Oct precipitation days = 16.0
|Nov precipitation days = 20.6
|Dec precipitation days = 25.5
|Jan snow cm = 206
|Feb snow cm = 168
|Mar snow cm = 58
|Apr snow cm = 2
|May snow cm = 0
|Jun snow cm = 0
|Jul snow cm = 0
|Aug snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
|Oct snow cm = 0
|Nov snow cm = 3
|Dec snow cm = 87
|year snow cm = 519
| Jan snow depth cm = 69
| Feb snow depth cm = 83
| Mar snow depth cm = 48
| Apr snow depth cm = 4
| May snow depth cm = 0
| Jun snow depth cm = 0
| Jul snow depth cm = 0
| Aug snow depth cm = 0
| Sep snow depth cm = 0
| Oct snow depth cm = 0
| Nov snow depth cm = 2
| Dec snow depth cm = 31
| year snow depth cm = 86
|unit snow days = 3 cm
|Jan snow days = 19.4
|Feb snow days = 16.5
|Mar snow days = 7.2
|Apr snow days = 0.3
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 0.2
|Dec snow days = 8.7
|Jan sun = 26.7
|Feb sun = 43.9
|Mar sun = 91.9
|Apr sun = 151.3
|May sun = 185.5
|Jun sun = 160.9
|Jul sun = 143.8
|Aug sun = 189.0
|Sep sun = 141.5
|Oct sun = 120.9
|Nov sun = 75.5
|Dec sun = 38.1
|year sun = 1369.1
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=54&block_no=1060&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = March 24, 2022}}</ref><ref name ="normals">{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=54&block_no=1060&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = March 24, 2022}}</ref>}}

==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-niigata.php Sekikawa population statistics]</ref> the population of Sekikawa has declined steadily over the past 50 years.
{{Historical populations
| 1970 | 9,559
| 1980 | 8,632
| 1990 | 8,094
| 2000 | 7,510
| 2010 | 6,438
| 2020 | 5,144
|align = none
| footnote =
}}

==History==
The area of present-day Sekikawa was part of ancient [[Echigo Province]]. During the [[Edo period]], much of the area was part of the holdings of [[Yonezawa Domain]] under the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. The area was organized as part of [[Iwafune District, Niigata]] following the [[Meiji restoration]]. The modern village of Sekigawa was established on August 1, 1954 by the merger of the villages of Seki, Shichikatani, and Kukatani. On August 1, 1954, Sekikawa merged with the neighboring village of Onnagawa.

==Economy==
The local economy is dominated by agriculture.

==Education==
Sekikawa 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===
[[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]] [[JR East]] - [[Yonesaka Line]]
*{{STN|Echigo-Kanamaru|x}} - {{STN|Echigo-Katakai|x}} - {{STN|Echigo-Shimoseki|x}} - {{STN|Echigo-Ōshima|x}}

===Highway===
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|113}}
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|290}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.vill.sekikawa.niigata.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}

{{Authority control}}
{{Niigata}}

[[Category:Villages in Niigata Prefecture]]
[[Category:Sekikawa, Niigata]]

{{Niigata-geo-stub}}

Sekikawa - Revision history

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