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{{Nihongo| '''Shirakawa'''|白河市|Shirakawa-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Fukushima Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2020|04|01}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 59,393 in 23,546 households <ref>[http://www.city.shirakawa.fukushima.jp Shirakawa city official statistics]{{in lang|ja}}</ref> and a [[population density]] of 190 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area of the city was {{convert|305.3|km2|1}}.
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Shirakawa has a [[Humid subtropical climate|humid continental climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by mild summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Shirakawa is 11.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1377 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.3 °C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/location/5392/ Shirakawa climate data]</ref>
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|width = auto |collapsed = Y
|location = Shirakawa (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1940−present)▼
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
▲|location = Shirakawa (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1940−present)
|Jan record high C = 17.1
|Feb record high C = 19.9
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==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/fukushima/ Shirakawa population statistics]</ref> the population of Shirakawa peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.
{{Historical populations
| 1950 | 65,543
| 1960 | 62,480
| 1970 | 58,896
| 1980 | 60,253
| 1990 | 63,839
| 2000 | 66,048
| 2010 | 64,704
| 2020 | 59,491
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}}
{{Population/Japan/Prefectures
|code=07205
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==Economy==
Shirakawa has a mixed economy, and is a major commercial center for the surrounding region. Principal industries include electrical appliances, construction materials and clothing.<ref name=Japan>{{cite book |last1=Campbell |first1=Allen |last2=Nobel |first2=David S |title=Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia |publisher=Kodansha |date=1993 |pages=1396 |isbn=406205938X}}</ref> The [[D+M Group]] has a plant where [[Marantz]] and [[Denon]] [[
==Education==
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==International relations==
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Compiègne]], France, since October 20, 1988
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Anoka, Minnesota]],
==Noted people from Shirakawa==
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*[[Hideo Madarame]], Olympic cyclist
*[[Toshiaki Fushimi]], Olympic cyclist
*[[Koji Igarashi]], longtime ''[[Castlevania]]'' series producer and creator of ''[[Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night]]''
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline}}▼
{{Wikivoyage|Shirakawa}}
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*{{Official|1=http://www.city.shirakawa.fukushima.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
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