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Ota, Gunma

Ōta
太田市
Special city
View of downtown Ōta
View of downtown Ōta
Flag of Ōta
Flag
Official seal of Ōta
Seal
Location of Ōta in Gunma Prefecture
Location of Ōta in Gunma Prefecture
Ōta is located in Japan
Ōta
Ōta
 
Coordinates: 36°17′28.1″N 139°22′31.4″E / 36.291139°N 139.375389°E / 36.291139; 139.375389Coordinates: 36°17′28.1″N 139°22′31.4″E / 36.291139°N 139.375389°E / 36.291139; 139.375389
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Gunma Prefecture
Government
 • - Mayor Masayoshi Suzuki
Area
 • Total 175.54 km2 (67.78 sq mi)
Population (February 2015)
 • Total 219,531
 • Density 1,250/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree Pine, Osmanthus, Maple, Ginkgo
- Flower Chrysanthemum, Sage, Spring orchid, Azalea
Phone number 0276-47-1111
Address 2-35 Hama-cho, Ōta-shi, Gumma-ken 373-8718
Website Official website

Ōta (太田市 Ōta-shi?) is a city located in southeastern Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan . As of February 2015, the city had an estimated population of 75,560 and a population density of 1260 persons per km². Its total area was 60.97 km².

Ōta is located in the extreme southeastern portion of Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō Plains, bordered by to the east and Saitama Prefecture to the south. The city is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Tokyo between the Tone and Watarase rivers.

During the Edo period, the area of present-day Ōta contained two post towns on the Nikkō Reiheishi Kaidō, a subroute to Nikkō Kaidō which connected the Nakasendō directly with Nikkō, bypassing Edo., the Ōta-shuku (太田宿?), (from which the city takes its name) and Kizaki-shuku (木崎宿?).


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