is a town located in Gunma Prefecture,

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. , the town had an estimated population of 36,367 in 15685 households, and a population density of 1440 persons per km². The total area of the town is .

Geography

Tamamura is located in southern Gunma prefecture in the northern extremity of the Kantō plains, bordering

Saitama Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture ...

to the south. The Tama River flows through the town. *Rivers: Tone River,

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Surrounding municipalities

Gunma Prefecture * Takasaki * Maebashi * Fujioka *

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* Honjō * Kamisato

Climate

Kanra has a Humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Kanra is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1250 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.4 °C.

Demographics

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History

Tamamura developed during the Edo period as a post town on the

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.Nikkō Reiheishidō
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. City of Takasaki. Accessed August 29, 2007. Tamamura town was created within

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Prefecture on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration. Nawa District and Sai District merged to form Sawa District in 1896. On April 10, 1955 Tamamura annexed the neighboring village of Shibane, followed by Jōyō on August 1, 1957.

Government

Tamamura has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 13 members. Tamamura contributes one member to the Gunma Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of

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of the

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of the

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Economy

Many people were employed in sericulture in the past. * Agriculture - 877 people (5.1%) * Manufacturing - 6957 people (40.2%) *

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- 9490 people (54.8%)

Education

Kanra has five public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government and one public high school operated by the Gunma Prefectural Board of Education. The town also has one private elementary school. * Universities **

Gunma Prefectural Women's University is a public university in Tamamura, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1980, it is one of the two public women's universities in Japan, alongside Fukuoka Women's University. History The school was established in 1980 in the city of Mae ...

Transportation

Railway

Tamamura does not have any passenger railway service. The nearest station is Shinmachi Station in the neighboring city of Takasaki.