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Azuma, Gunma (Tone)
was a village located in Tone District, northern Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Geography The Katashina River, a branch of Tone River, flows on the west side of the former village. * Mountains: Mount Sukai, Mount Shukudōbō * Rivers: Katashina River, Tani River History *April 1, 1889 – Azuma Village was created from merger of Hirakawa, Otsukai, Ōyō, Anahara, Sonohara, Ōhara-Shinchō, Oigami, Takatoya and Chidori-Nitta due to implementation of Municipal System Law. *September 30, 1956 – Azuma was merged with Akagine, Tone District, to form Tone Village. *February 13, 2005 – Tone was merged into Numata City. Scenic and Historic Places * Fukiware Falls * Oigami Hot Springs See also * List of dissolved municipalities of Japan This page links to the list of mergers and dissolutions of municipalities in Japan for each prefecture. For a list of dissolved municipalities, see also: Dissolved municipalities of Japan and the sister category Former districts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tone District, Gunma
is a rural district located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of January 2015, the district had an estimated population of 34,946 and an area of 1,322.23 km2, with a population density of 26.4 people per square kilometer. Towns and villages * Minakami * Katashina * Kawaba * Shōwa Much of the city of Numata was formerly part of the district. History The area of Tone District was formerly part of Kōzuke Province. Per a census conducted at the end of the Edo period, the area was divided into one town and 66 villages administered as ''tenryō'' directly by the Tokugawa shogunate or various ''hatamoto'' and two towns and 47 villages under the control of Numata Domain. One village was under the joint control of the Shogunate and Numata Domain. file: Gumma Tone-gun 1889.png, Historic Map of Tone District in 1889:1. Numata, 2. Tonami, 3. Shirasawa, 4. Azuma, 5. Katashina, 6. Kawaba, 7. Ikeda, 8. Usune, 9. Komemaki, 10. Minakami, 11.Momono, 12.Yunohara, 13. Kawata, 21. Kuroho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukiware Falls
is a waterfall located in the city of Numata, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. It is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and a Natural Monument. It is one of " Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls", per a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990. In Jomo Karuta, it is featured on the 'ta' card. Overview The falls are located on the upper reaches of the Katashina River and have a height of and width of . The Katashina River forms a between the confluence of the Hikawa River upstream and the Kurihara Ri ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Numata, Gunma
is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 46,908 in 20,589 households, and a population density of 110 persons per km². The total area of the city is , making it the largest city in terms of area within Gunma Prefecture. (The neighboring town of Minakami is the largest municipality in terms of area within Gunma.) Geography Numata is located in northern Gunma Prefecture. The Tone River flows through the western part of the city and the tributary, the Katashina River, flows through the southern end, forming a large river terrace. The downtown area is located at the top of the terrace, along the Tone River. *Mountains: Kesamaruyama (1961m), Mount Akagi (1828m) *Rivers: Tone River, Katashina River Surrounding municipalities Gunma Prefecture * Kiryū * Shibukawa * Maebashi * Midori * Minakami * Katashina * Kawaba * Shōwa * Takayama Tochigi Prefecture * Nikkō Climate Numata has a Humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tone, Gunma
was a village located in Tone District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 5,025 and a density of 18.02 persons per km2. The total area was 278.90 km2. On February 13, 2005, Tone, along with the village of Shirasawa (also from Tone District is a rural district located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of January 2015, the district had an estimated population of 34,946 and an area of 1,322.23 km2, with a population density of 26.4 people per square kilometer. Towns and villages * ...), was merged into the expanded city of Numata. Dissolved municipalities of Gunma Prefecture {{Gunma-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akagine, Gunma
was a village located in Tone District, northeastern Gunma Prefecture. Geography *River - Katashina River, 根利川、赤城川 History * April 1, 1889: due to the municipal status A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ... enforcement, the village of Akagine, Kitaseta District, was formed. * April 1, 1896: due to the mergers between Kitaseta and Tone, the village became part of the Tone district. * September 30, 1956: merged with the village of Azuma, Tone District, to form the village of Tone, Tone district. * February 13. 2005: the village of Tone merged into the city of Numata. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Akagine Dissolved municipalities of Gunma Prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipal System Law
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district. The term is derived from French and Latin . The English word ''municipality'' derives from the Latin social contract (derived from a word meaning "duty holders"), referring to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction, from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco, to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
