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Kawabe Town
Gifu Prefecture · Town
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Kawabe Town is in Kamo District along the Hida River, near the center of the Mino region. The town developed the reservoir of Kawabe Dam as "Boat Kingdom Kawabe," with lakeside paths and open spaces, and rowing practice and races are held there. There is also a sake brewery along the river.
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Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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