file: Gumma Sawa-gun 1889.png, Historic Map of Sawa District:
1. Isesaki, 2. Misato, 3. Akabori, 4. Azuma, 5. Uehasu, 6. Moro, 7. Uneme, 8. Gōshi, 9. Sakai, 10. Shima, 11.Toyouke, 12.Nawa, 13. Shibane, 14. Tamamura, 15. Jōyō, 16. Miyagō
Red and Orange = former Nawa District
was formerly a Districts of Japan, rural district located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The district is now divided between the cities of Isesaki, Gunma, Isesaki and Maebashi, Gunma, Maebashi, with a remaining portion forming
Sawa District, Gunma, Sawa District and the town of
Tamamura
Nawa District was created on December 7, 1878, with the reorganization of Gunma Prefecture into districts. It included 2 towns (Naka and Shiba), 22.5 villages which were formerly part of the holdings of
Isezaki Domain, 9.5 villages which belonged to
Maebashi Domain
270px, Monument making location of Maebashi Castle, headquarters of Maebashi Domain
was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Kōzuke Province (modern-day Gunma Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Maebas ...
, 1 village each to
Yoshii Domain
was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Kōzuke Province (modern-day Gunma Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Yoshii ''jin'ya'' in what is now part of the city of Takasaki, Gunma. Yoshii was ruled thr ...
,
Takasaki Domain
270px, Surviving yagura of Takasaki Castle, headquarters of Takasaki Domain
was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Kōzuke Province (modern-day Gunma Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Takasaki Cas ...
and
Iwatsuki Domain
was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, in Musashi Province (modern-day Saitama Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Iwatsuki Castle in what is now part of Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama.
History
Iwatsuki was an important ...
, and 20 villages which were part of the ''
tenryō
The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia' ...
'' holdings in
Kōzuke Province
was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today Gunma Prefecture. Kōzuke bordered by Echigo, Shinano, Musashi and Shimotsuke Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was . Under the '' Engishiki'' classification system, Kōzuke was r ...
under the direct control of the
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia ...
. With the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the area was organized as one town (Tamamura) and five villages.
On April 1, 1896, the district was merged with
Sai District to form
Sawa District, Gunma, Sawa District
left, Map showing location of Nawa District within Gunma Prefecture
References
* 角川日本地名大辞典 10 Gunma Prefecture
旧高旧領取調帳データベース
{{coord missing, Gunma Prefecture
Former districts of Gunma Prefecture