Kawabe, Akita

Flag of Kawabe Akita
Flag
Kawabe Akita Chapter seal/emblem
Chapter seal/emblem

Kawabe (Japanese: 河辺町, Hepburn: Kawabe-machi) was a town located in Kawabe District, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10,366 and a density of 34.43 persons per km2. The total area was 301.06 km2.

On January 11, 2005, Kawabe, along with the town of Yūwa, was merged into the expanded city of Akita and no longer exists as an independent municipality.