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 is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , 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 Gun ...

. 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 Maeb ...

, 1 village each to Yoshii Domain,

Takasaki Domain file:Takasaki Castle 20101001-05.jpg, 270px, Surviving yagura of Takasaki Castle, headquarters of Takasaki Domain was a Han (Japan), feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Kōzuke Province (modern-day Gunma Pref ...

and

Iwatsuki Domain was a Han (Japan), 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 a ...

, and 20 villages which were part of the ''

tenryō The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil war ...

'' holdings in

Kōzuke Province was a Provinces of Japan, province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today Gunma Prefecture. Kōzuke bordered Echigo Province, Echigo, Shinano Province, Shinano, Musashi Province, Musashi and Shimotsuke Province, Shimotsuke Provinces. Its abb ...

under the direct control of the

Tokugawa shogunate The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil wars ...

. 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
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{{coord missing, Gunma Prefecture Former districts of Gunma Prefecture