Kawabe, Wakayama
# Kawabe, Wakayama

33°54′42″N 135°11′10″E﻿ / ﻿33.91169°N 135.186°E﻿ / 33.91169; 135.186

Kawabe (川辺町, Kawabe-chō) was a town located in Hidaka District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,896 and a density of 90.77 persons per km². The total area was 75.97 km².

On May 1, 2005, Kawabe, along with the villages of Miyama and Nakatsu (all from Hidaka District), was merged to create the town of Hidakagawa.

