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Aikawa

相川町

Former municipality

Aikawa Gold and Silver Mine (Sado mine)

Aikawa Gold and Silver Mine (Sado mine)

Flag of Aikawa

Flag

Official seal of Aikawa

Seal

CountryJapan
RegionHokuriku
PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
DistrictSado District
MergedMarch 1, 2004
(now part of Sado)
Area

• Total

192.3 km2 (74.2 sq mi)
Population

 (2000)

• Total

9,669
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
10 subdivisions (former municipalities) in the Sado City. Aikawa is located on the northwest of the island.

Aikawa (相川町, Aikawa-machi) was a town located in Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.[1]

On March 1, 2004, Aikawa and the other 9 municipalities in the island were merged to create the city of Sado. Since then, Aikawa has been one of the 10 subdivisions of Sado City.

  • Kitazawa Flotation Plant)

    Kitazawa Flotation Plant)

  • Reconstruction of the Sado bugyōsho

    Reconstruction of the Sado bugyōsho

  • Aikawa Folk Museum

    Aikawa Folk Museum

  1. ^ "相川町" (PDF). Niigata Prefectural Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2004.
  2. ^ "Aikawa Gold and Silver Mine". Niigata Prefectural Government. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022.