was a

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located in Tano District,

Gunma Prefecture is a landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of . Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fuk ...

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. As of September 1, 2007, the town had an estimated

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of 24,758 and a

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of 424.30 persons per km². The total area was 58.35 km².

Geography

Located in southern

, the majority of the land is flat or slightly hilly, making the town fit for farming. The Kabura River flows through, and the town is situated in a

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area, with the large city of

Takasaki is a Cities of Japan, city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 372,369 in 167,345 households, and a population density of 810 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Takasaki is famous as th ...

to the east.吉井町ホームページ

History

*1889: the town of Yoshii, and the villages of Irino and Tagoare created in Tago District; and the village of Iwadaira was created in Kitakanra District. *1896: Tago District is renamed to Tano District after it is merged with Midorino District and Minamikanra District. *1950: Kitakanra District is renamed Kanra District. *1955: Yoshii absorbed the villages of Irino, Iwadaira and Tago, to become an expanded town of Yoshii. *A planned merger of municipalities was implemented on June 1, 2009; Yoshii was merged into the expanded city of

Surrounding municipalities

** Fujioka **

** Tomioka **

Annaka file:The remains of the Usui Magistrate’s office.jpg, 240px, Edo-period Usui Magistrate's office in Annaka is a Cities of Japan, city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 47,911 in 24,749 households, and ...

** Kanra

References

External links

Takasaki city official website
Dissolved municipalities of Gunma Prefecture Takasaki, Gunma {{Gunma-geo-stub