Oura, Gunma
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Ōra 邑楽町 |
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Ōra town hall
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 Location of Ōra in Gunma Prefecture |
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 Ōra
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| Coordinates: 36°15′8.6″N 139°27′44.3″E / 36.252389°N 139.462306°ECoordinates: 36°15′8.6″N 139°27′44.3″E / 36.252389°N 139.462306°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Gunma Prefecture | ||
| District | Ōra | ||
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| • Total | 31.11 km2 (12.01 sq mi) | ||
| Population (February 2015) | |||
| • Total | 26,380 | ||
| • Density | 848/km2 (2,200/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Pinus densiflora | ||
| - Flower | Azalea | ||
| Phone number | 0276-88-5511 | ||
| Address | 3040 Ōaza Nakano, Ōra-machi, Gunma-ken 370-0692 | ||
| Website | http://www.town.ora.gunma.jp/ | ||
Ōra (邑楽町 Ōra-machi) is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2015, the town had an estimated population of 26,380, and a population density of 848 persons per km². Its total area is 31.11 km².
Ōra is located in the extreme southern corner Gunma prefecture, bordered by to the north.
The villages of Nakano, Takashima and Nagae were created within Ōra District, Gunma Prefecture on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration. On March 1, 1955, Nakano and Takashima merged to form the village of Nakajima. Nakae merged with neighboring Tominaga and Eiraku to form the village of Chiyoda. However, on September 30, 1956 the former Nakae village was transferred from Chiyoda to Nakajima, and Nakajma was renamed Ōra on January 1, 1957. Ōra was elevated to town status on April 1, 1968.
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