Azuma, Gunma (Tone)
Encyclopedia
was a village
in Tone District
, northern Gunma Prefecture
, Japan.
, flows on the west side of the former village.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Tone District
Tone District, Gunma
is a district located in Gunma .As of May, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 39,026 and a Density of 29.5 persons/km²...
, northern Gunma Prefecture
Gunma Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kantō region on Honshu island. Its capital is Maebashi.- History :The remains of a Paleolithic man were found at Iwajuku, Gunma Prefecture, in the early 20th century and there is a public museum there.Japan was without horses until...
, Japan.
Geography
The Katashina River, a branch of Tone RiverTone River
The is a river in the Kantō region of Japan. It is in length and has a drainage area of...
, flows on the west side of the former village.
- Mountains: Mount SukaiMount Sukaiis one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. The high peak lies in the Ashio Mountains of Japan, on the border of Nikkō in Tochigi Prefecture and Numata in Gunma Prefecture...
, Mount Shukudōbō - Rivers: Katashina River, Tani River
History
- April 1, 1889: Village formed from merger of Hirakawa, Otsukai, ŌyōOyo- Places :In Nigeria* The Oyo Empire or Kingdom, a former West-African empire that covered parts of modern-day Nigeria and Benin* Oyo State, a present-day state of Nigeria named after the Oyo Empire...
, Anahara, Sonohara, Ōhara-Shinchō, Oigami, Takatoya, and Chidori-Nitta due to implementation of Municipal System Law. - September 30, 1956: Merged with AkagineAkagine, GunmaAkagine was a village located in Tone District, northeastern Gunma Prefecture.- History :*April 1, 1889 Due to the municipal staus enforcement, the village of Akagine, Kitaseta District, was formed....
, Tone DistrictTone District, Gunmais a district located in Gunma .As of May, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 39,026 and a Density of 29.5 persons/km²...
, to form Tone villageTone, GunmaTone was a village located in Tone District, Gunma, Japan.On February 13, 2005 Tone, along with the village of Shirasawa, also from Tone District, was merged into the expanded city of Numata....
. - February 13, 2005: Tone merged into Numata cityNumata, Gunmais 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."...
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