Kanuma
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Kanuma 鹿沼市 |
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 Kanuma
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| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
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| • Total | 490.64 km2 (189.44 sq mi) | ||
| Population (May 2015) | |||
| • Total | 98,883 | ||
| • Density | 202/km2 (520/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Cryptomeria | ||
| - Flower | Satsuki azalea | ||
| Phone number | 0289-64-2111 | ||
| Address | 1688-1 Imamiyachō, Kanuma-shi, Tochigi-ken 322-0068 | ||
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Kanuma (鹿沼市 Kanuma-shi) is a city located in , in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of May 2015, the city had an estimated population of 98,883 and a population density of 202 persons per km². Its total area was 490.64 km2 (189.44 sq mi).
Kanuma is located in central .
Kanuma was the castle town for a 25,000 koku feudal domain in the early Edo period. Even after the domain was suppressed by the Tokugawa shogunate, the area continued to prosper from its location with a number of post stations on the Nikkō Reiheishi Kaidō.
The modern city was founded on October 10, 1948. On January 1, 2006, the town of (from ) was merged into Kanuma.
Kanuma has 28 primary schools, ten middle schools and five high schools.
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