Kawatana (川棚町, Kawatana-chō) is a town located in Higashisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.

[2] Kawatana is located in the central area of Nagasaki Prefecture, on the northern coast of Ōmura Bay.

Kawatana has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 14 members.

In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Nagasaki 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

During World War II, manufacturing facilities associated with the Sasebo Naval Arsenal were constructed in Kawatana, leading to a temporary increase in population.