Kakogawa

Kakogawa (加古川市, Kakogawa-shi) is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2022[update], the city had an estimated population of 258,497 in 108,688 households and a population density of 1,900 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 138.48 square kilometres (53.47 sq mi). Kakogawa located in southern Hyōgo prefecture, in the eastern part of the Harima Plain with central city area spreading over the east bank of the Kako River estuary. A large portion of city is reclaimed land from the Seto Inland Sea and is mostly devoted to heavy industry. There is a completely different landscape between the southern part of the city, which has industrial areas and large-scale mass retailers, and the northern part, which is mostly rural. Hyōgo Prefecture