Kawada, Gunma
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Kawada was a 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...

 located 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...

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History

  • April 1, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforcement, the 5 villages of 上川田, 下川田, 今井, 屋形原, and 岩本 merged to form the village of Kawada.
  • April 1, 1954 Merged with the town of Numata and the villages of Tonami
    Tonami, Gunma
    Tonami was a village located in Tone District, northern Gunma Prefecture.-History:*April 1, 1889 Due to the municipal status enforcement, the town of 戸鹿野新 and the villages of 戸鹿野, 沼須, 上沼須, 下久屋, 上久屋, and 横塚 merged to form the village of Tonami, Tone District.*April 1, 1954 The village merged with...

    , Ikeda
    Ikeda, Gunma
    Ikeda was a village located in Tone District, northern Gunma Prefecture.-History:*April 1, 1889 Due to the municipal status enforcement, the villages of 下発知, 発知新田, 奈良, 秋塚, 岡谷, 中発知, 上発知, and 佐山 merged to form the village of Ikeda, Tone District.*April 1, 1954 Merged with the town of Numata and the...

    , and Usune
    Usune, Gunma
    Usune was a village located in Tone District, northern Gunma Prefecture.-History:* April 1, 1889 Due to the municipal status enforcement, the villages of 下沼田, 善桂寺, 堀廻, 大釜, 原, 宇楚井, 石墨, 戸神, 町田, 白岩, 井土上, 恩田, and 硯田 merged to form the village of Usune, Tone District.* April 1, 1954 Merged with the...

     to create the city of Numata
    Numata, Gunma
    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."...

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