Samegawa, Fukushima

Samegawa is located in the southernmost portion of Fukushima prefecture, bordering on Ibaraki Prefecture to the southeast. The area of the village is hilly with an altitude of between 400 and 600 meters, and over fifty percent covered in forest. Samegawa has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Samegawa is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. Neighboring municipalities • Fukushima Prefecture • Asakawa • Furudono • Hanawa • Ishikawa • Iwaki • Tanagura • Ibaraki Prefecture • Kitaibaraki ==Demographics==

Per Japanese census data, the population of Samegawa peaked around the year 1950 and has been in decline over the past 70 years. ==Climate==

Samegawa has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Samegawa is . The average annual rainfall is with September being the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . ==History==

The area of present-day Samegawa was part of ancient Mutsu Province. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Higashishirakawa in the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. Samegawa village was formed on April 1, 1889, with the creation of the modern municipalities system. ==Education==

Samegawa has two public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the village government, and one public high school operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education. • Fukushima Prefectural Shumei Commercial High School • Samegawa Junior High School ==Transportation==

Railway • Samegawa does not have any passenger railway service. Highway • • ==References ==