Numata, Gunma
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Numata 沼田市 |
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Numata city hall
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 Location of Numata in Gunma Prefecture |
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 Numata
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| Coordinates: 36°38′45.7″N 139°2′39″E / 36.646028°N 139.04417°ECoordinates: 36°38′45.7″N 139°2′39″E / 36.646028°N 139.04417°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Gunma Prefecture | ||
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| • Total | 443.46 km2 (171.22 sq mi) | ||
| Population (February 2015) | |||
| • Total | 48,840 | ||
| • Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Sakura | ||
| - Flower | Chinese bellflower | ||
| Phone number | 0278-23-2111 | ||
| Address | Nishikurauchi-machi 780, Numata-shi, Gunma-ken 378-8501 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Numata (沼田市 Numata-shi?) is a city located in northern Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of February 2015, the city had an estimated population of 48,840 and a population density of 110 persons per km². Its total area was 443.46 km², making it the largest city in terms of area within Gunma Prefecture. (The neighboring town of Minakami is the largest municipality in terms of area within Gunma.)
Numata is located in northern of Gunma Prefecture.
Numata developed during the Sengoku period as a castle town surrounding Numata Castle, a stronghold in Kōzuke Province contested by the Uesugi, Takeda, Late Hōjō and Sanada clans. During the Edo period, the area of present-day Numata was the center of the Numata Domain, a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate.
Modern Numata Town was created within Tone District, Gunma Prefecture on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration. On March 1, 1954, Numata merged with neighboring Tonami, Ikeda, Usune and Kawada villages, and was raised to city status. On February 13 2005 the villages of Shirasawa and Tone were incorporated into Numata.
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