Location of Nishigunma within Gunma Prefecture
file: Gumma Gumma-gun 1889.png, Historic Map of Gunma District
areas 1 through 38 were formerly Nishigunma District
1. Takasaki, 2. Sano, 3. Kuragano, 4. Iwahana, 5. Ōrui, 6. Takigawa, 7. Kyogashima, 8. Azuma, 9. Motosōja, 10. Shintakao, 11. Nakagawa, 12. Tsukasawa, 13. Rokurō, 14. Nagano, 15. Kuruma, 16. Muroda, 17. Kurata, 18. Kurumsato, 19. Minowa, 20. Sōma, 21. Kamisato, 22. Tsutsumigaoka, 23. Kokufu, 24. Sōja, 25. Kaneko, 26. Kiyosato, 27. Komayose, 28. Furumaki, 29. Meiji, 30. Momoi, 31. Toyoaki, 32. Shibukawa, 33. Ikaho, 34. Kaneshima, 35. Nakao, 36. Shiorsatoi, 37. Onogami, 38. Takayama
was formerly a Districts of Japan, rural district located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Parts of the cities of Takasaki, Gunma, Takasaki, Maebashi, Gunma, Maebashi, Shibukawa, Gunma, Shibukawa, the town of
Yoshioka, Gunma, Yoshioka and the villages of
Shintō
, also called Shintoism, is a religion originating in Japan. Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, it is often regarded by its practitioners as Japan's indigenous religion and as a nature religion. Scholars sometimes ...
and
Takayama were formerly part of the district.
Nishigunma District was created on December 7, 1878, with the reorganization of Gunma Prefecture into districts. With the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the area was organized into six towns (Takasaki, Kuragano, Sōja, Kaneko, Shibukawa and Ikaho) and 32 villages.
On April 1, 1896, Takayama village was transferred to
Azuma District and the remaining area of the district was merged with
Kataoka District into
Gunma District.
Nishigunma County Office
Located at 47 Renjaku-cho, Takasaki. In 1881, it merged with the Kataoka District Office to become the Nishigunma Kataoka District Office. It was destroyed by fire in 1895.
References
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Former districts of Gunma Prefecture