Gunma Prefecture

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Gunma prefecture (群馬県)

Gunma prefectural symbol
Capital	Maebashi
Region:	Kanto
Island:	Honshu
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 21st 6,363.16 km² 0.2%
Population  - Total (2000)  - Density	Ranked 19th 2,024,820 318/km²
Districts:	12
Municipalities:	70
ISO 3166-2:	JP-10
Symbols
Pref. Flower:	Japanese azalea (Rhododendron japonicum)
Pref. Tree:	Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii)
Pref. Bird:	Copper pheasant (Phasianus soemmerringii)
Pref. Fish:	Sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis)

Gunma prefecture (or Gumma) (群馬県; Gunma-ken) is located in the Kanto region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is Maebashi.

History

Geography

Cities

• An'naka
• Fujioka
• Isesaki
• Kiryu
• Maebashi (capital)
• Numata
• Ota
• Shibukawa
• Takasaki
• Tatebayashi
• Tomioka

Towns and Villages

• Agatsuma
  • Agatsuma
  • Azuma
  • Kuni
  • Kusatsu
  • Naganohara
  • Nakanojo
  • Takayama
  • Tsumagoi
• Gunma
  • Gunma
  • Haruna
  • Kurabuchi
  • Misato
• Kanra
  • Kanra
  • Myogi
  • Nanmoku
  • Shimonita
• Kitagunma
  • Ikaho
  • Komochi
  • Onogami
  • Shinto
  • Yoshioka
• Nitta
  • Kasakake
  • Nitta
  • Ojima
  • Yabuzukahon
• Oura
  • Chiyoda
  • Itakura
  • Meiwa
  • Oizumi
  • Oura
• Sawa
  • Akabori
  • Azuma
  • Sakai
  • Tamamura
• Seta
  • Akagi
  • Azuma
  • Fujimi
  • Kasukawa
  • Kitatachibana
  • Kurohone
  • Miyagi
  • Niisato
  • Ogo
• Tano
  • Kanna
  • Onishi
  • Shin
  • Ueno
  • Yoshii
• Tone
  • Katashina
  • Kawaba
  • Minakami
  • Niiharu
  • Shirasawa
  • Showa
  • Tone
  • Tsukiyono
• Usui
  • Matsuida
• Yamada
  • Omama

Economy

Demographics

Culture

History

In the past, Gunma was joined with Tochigi and called Kenu Province. This was later divided into Kami-kenu (Upper Kenu) and Shimo-kenu (Lower Kenu).

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

The prefectural symbol consists of the first kanji of the word 'Gunma' surrounded by three stylized mountains symbolizing the three important mountains of Gunma prefecture: Mt. Haruna, Mt. Akagi, and Mt. Myogi.

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Official Gunma prefecture homepage

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