is a town

Towns of Japan

A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...

 located in Kanra District

Kanra District, Gunma

is a district located in Gunma, Japan.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.-Towns and villages:*Kanra*Nanmoku*Shimonita-Mergers:...

, 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...

.

As of September 1, 2007, the town had an estimated population

Population

A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

 of 9,693 and a density

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 of 55.25 persons per km². The total area is 188.27 km².

Shimonita is famous for its konjac

Konjac

Konjac , also known as konjak, konjaku, konnyaku potato, devil's tongue, voodoo lily, snake palm, or elephant yam , is a plant of the genus Amorphophallus...

 and welsh onion

Welsh onion

Allium fistulosum L. is a perennial onion. Other names that may be applied to this plant include green onion, spring onion, escallion, and salad onion...

.

Geography

84% of the town's total area is covered by forests.

• Mountains: Mount Arafune, Mount Inafukumi, Mount Ōgeta, Ozawadake, Kanatake, Mount Nikkura, Mount Yotsumata, Mount Monogatari, Mount Midō, Mount Myogi
  Mount Myogi
  is one of the major mountains in the Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Well known for its rocks weathered into fantastic forms, this famous peak is ranked among Japan's three most noted places of rugged beauty...
  
  , Mount Monomi
• Rivers: Kabura River

Surrounding municipalities

• Gunma Prefecture
  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...
  
  
  • Fujioka
    Fujioka, Gunma
    is a city in Gunma, Japan. The city's name means, "Wisteria Hill" in English, and is composed of the two kanji characters for "wisteria" and "Hill" ....
    
    
  • Tomioka
    Tomioka, Gunma
    is 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....
    
    
  • Annaka
    Annaka, Gunma
    is a city located in Gunma, Japan.As of March 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 63,584, with a household number of 23,575 and the density of 230.09 persons per km²...
    
    
  • Nanmoku
    Nanmoku, Gunma
    is 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...
    
    
  • Kanna
    Kanna, Gunma
    is a town located in Tano District, Gunma, Japan.As of 2007, the town has an estimated population of 2,828 and a density of 22.20 persons per km²...
    
    
  • Kanra
    Kanra, Gunma
    is 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...
    
    
• Nagano Prefecture
  Nagano Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano...
  
  
  • Saku
    Saku, Nagano
    is a city located in Nagano, Japan.Due to the refounding of Saku back on April 1, 2005, the city became the fifth city in Nagano Prefecture to go over 100,000...
    
    
  • Karuizawa
    Karuizawa, Nagano
    is a town located in Kitasaku District, Nagano, Japan.As of January 1, 2008, the town has an estimated population of 17,833 and has a total area of ....
    
    

Education

• Primary Schools
  • Shimonita Elementary School
  • Mayama Elementary School
  • Osaka Elementary School
  • Saimoku Elementary School

Aokura Elementary School - Closed down April 2009

• Junior High Schools
  • Shimonita Junior High School
• High School
  High school
  High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
  
  s
  • Shimonita High School

External links

• Shimonita official website