Mukawa (むかわ町, Mukawa-chō) is a town located in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of April 30, 2017, the town (including the Hobetsu area) has an estimated population of 8,527, with a total of 4,369 households.
A large community center in the town features an indoor swimming pool, exercise room, hotel, onsen, cafe, restaurant, and lecture hall.
During the late Summer, an obon matsuri is held near the town's community center.
The working population is broken into different categories depending on occupational type and the number of workers, as shown below:[5] The 2006 Handbook does not distinguish between Hobetsu or Mukawa regarding land usage.
Of this total area, the land usage is divided into the following categories:[6] As with the proceeding information, the following comes from the Mukawa 2006 Handbook.