Kanra District, Gunma
Encyclopedia
is a district
located in Gunma
, Japan
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As of 2003, the district has an estimated population
of 32,840 and a density
of 83.27 persons per km². The total area is 394.38 km².
Districts of Japan
The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. As of 2008, cities belong directly to prefectures and are independent from...
located in Gunma
Gunma Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kantō region on Honshu island. Its capital is Maebashi.- History :The remains of a Paleolithic man were found at Iwajuku, Gunma Prefecture, in the early 20th century and there is a public museum there.Japan was without horses until...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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As of 2003, the district has an estimated population
Population
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of 32,840 and a density
Population density
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of 83.27 persons per km². The total area is 394.38 km².
Towns and villages
- KanraKanra, Gunmais a town located in Kanra District, Gunma, Japan.As of September 1, 2007, the town has an estimated population of 14,119 and a density of 241.06 persons per km²...
- NanmokuNanmoku, Gunmais a village located in Kanra District, Gunma, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 3,086 and a density of 25.98 persons per km², with a total area of 118.78 km². Nanmoku, like many rural areas in Japan, is seeing a significant amount of population decline; in 1955...
- ShimonitaShimonita, Gunmais a town located in Kanra District, Gunma, Japan.As of September 1, 2007, the town had an estimated population of 9,693 and a density of 55.25 persons per km²...
Mergers
- On March 27, 2006 the town of MyōgiMyogi, Gunmawas a town located in Kanra District, Gunma, Japan.On March 27, 2006, Myōgi was merged with the city of Tomioka.In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,901 and a density of 170.41 persons per km². The total area was 28.76 km².-External links:...
merged into the city of TomiokaTomioka, Gunmais a city located in Gunma, Japan.As of April 1, 2011, the city had an estimated population of 52,677 . The total area is 122.90 km²....
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