Tsumagoi, Gunma
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Tsumagoi 嬬恋村 |
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Tsumagoi village office
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 Location of Tsumagoi in Gunma Prefecture |
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| Coordinates: 36°31′0.6″N 138°31′48.5″E / 36.516833°N 138.530139°ECoordinates: 36°31′0.6″N 138°31′48.5″E / 36.516833°N 138.530139°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Gunma Prefecture | ||
| District | Agatsuma | ||
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| • Total | 337.58 km2 (130.34 sq mi) | ||
| Population (February 2015) | |||
| • Total | 9,691 | ||
| • Density | 28.7/km2 (74/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Silver birch | ||
| - Flower | Japanese Gentian | ||
| - Fish | Oncorhynchus masou | ||
| Phone number | 0279-96-0511 | ||
| Address | 110 Ōaza Ōmae, Tsumagoi-mura, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma-ken 377-1692 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Tsumagoi (嬬恋村 Tsumagoi-mura?) is a village located in Agatsuma District of west-central Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of February 2015, the village had an estimated population of 9,691 and a population density of 28.7 persons per km². Its total area was 337.51 km².
Tsumagoi is situated on the northwestern corner of Gunma Prefecture, touching Nagano Prefecture to the north, south, and west. Because of its elevated location and the ash deposits of Mount Asama, Tsumagoi is fit and well known for growing cabbages. It has a cool climate, with an average yearly temperature of 7℃.
Tsumagoi has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), due to the high elevation. Winters are cold, with a January 24-hour average temperature of −4.6 °C (23.7 °F), while summers are warm and wet, with a July 24-hour average temperature of 19.5 °C (67.1 °F).
Numerous Jomon period remains have been found in Tsumagoi, although later Yayoi period artifacts are almost non-existent, as the area is not suitable for rice cultivation. During the Edo period, the area around Tsumagoi was part of the hatamoto-administered territory within Kōzuke Province. With the creation of the municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration on April 1, 1889, the village of Tsumagoi was created within Agatsuma District of Gunma Prefecture.
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