Numata, Gunma

Numata 沼田市
—  City  —
Location of Numata in Gunma
Numata
Coordinates: 36°39′N 139°03′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Gunma
Government
• Mayor	Mikio Hoshino
Area
• Total	443.37 km2 (171.19 sq mi)
Population (May 1, 2011)
• Total	52,882
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Sakura
- Flower	Chinese bellflower
Phone number	0278-23-2111
Address	Numata, Nishikurauchi-machi 780 378-8501
Website	Numata City

This article is about the town in central Japan. For the city with this name in northern Japan, see Numata, Hokkaidō.

Numata (沼田市, Numata-shi) is a city in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. It is in northern Gunma, bordered by Mt. Akagi and Mt. Hotaka. The kanji for Numata approximately mean "boggy field."

The city was founded on 1 April 1954 and merged with the villages of Shirasawa and Tone, both from Tone District, on February 13, 2005. As of this merger, the city has an estimated population of 52,882, with a household number of 20,240 and a population density of 119.29 persons per km². The total area is 443.37 km², making it the largest city in terms of area in Gunma. (The neighboring town of Minakami is the largest municipality in terms of area in Gunma.)

History

• On April 1 1889, the municipal governments of the town of Numata and the villages of Tonami, Ikeda, Usune, Kawada, Shirasawa, and Azuma were created in the Tone District. The village of Akagine was also created in the Kita-Seta District.
• On April 1 1896, the Kita-Seta district and Tone District merged to form a new Tone District.
• On April 1 1954, the town of Numata and the villages of Tonami, Ikeda, Usune, and Kawada merged to form the city of Numata.
• On September 30 1956, the villages of Azuma and Akagine merged to form the village of Tone.
• On February 13 2005, the villages of Shirasawa and Tone were incorporated into the city of Numata.

Neighboring municipalities

• Gunma Prefecture
  • Kiryū
  • Shibukawa
  • Maebashi
  • Midori
  • Minakami
  • Katashina
  • Kawaba
  • Shōwa
  • Takayama
• Tochigi Prefecture
  • Nikkō

Sister cities

In Japan

• Shimoda, Shizuoka

  May 1966: Sister City

Outside Japan

• Füssen City of Füssen District in Bavaria, Germany

  September 1995: Sister City

Education

Elementary schools

• Numata Elementary School
• Numata Higashi Elementary School
• Numata Kita Elementary School
• Masugata Elementary School
• Tonami Higashi Elementary School
• Ikeda Elementary School
• Usune Elementary School
• Kawada Elementary School
• Shirasawa Elementary School
• Tone Azuma Elementary School
• Hiragawa Elementary School
• Tone Nishi Elementary School
• Tana Elementary School

Junior high schools

• Numata Jr. High School
• Numata Minami Jr. High School
• Numata Nishi Jr. High School
• Numata Higashi Jr. High School
• Ikeda Jr. High School
• Usune Jr. High School
• Shirasawa Jr. High School
• Tone Jr. High School
• Tana Jr. High School

High schools

• Numata High School
• Numata Girls' High School
• Tone Jitsu High School
• Oze High School

External links

Media related to Numata, Gunma at Wikimedia Commons

• Numata official website (Japanese)