Gunma群馬県

Gunma-ken·ぐんまけん·県 (ken), prefecture

Landlocked and mountainous, with the hot spring towns of Kusatsu and Ikaho.

Facts

Japanese name: 群馬県
Reading: Gunma-ken / ぐんまけん
Region: Kantō 関東
Capital: Maebashi 前橋市
Largest city: Takasaki 高崎市 — larger than the capital
Population: 1,939,110 (2020 census)
Area: 6,362 km²
Density: 305 people per km²
Municipalities: 35 — 12 cities, 15 towns, and 8 villages
Designated cities: None
Districts (郡): 7
Codes: JIS 10·ISO 3166-2 JP-10

How an address here begins

群馬県前橋市…

Gunma-ken, Maebashi-shi, …

The prefecture comes first, then the municipality. The guide explains the rest of the address, and the map reads any address you paste into it.

Neighbouring prefectures

Every municipality in Gunma市区町村

35 local governments, each with its own mayor and assembly. Every one links to its boundary on the map.

Cities市

Districts, with their towns and villages郡 · 町 · 村

A district is a name that groups towns and villages in an address. It has no office and no election. The towns and villages are governments.

Kitagumma District北群馬郡district, not a government
- Shinto Village榛東村
- Yoshioka Town吉岡町
Tano District多野郡district, not a government
- Ueno Village上野村
- Kanna Town神流町
Kanra District甘楽郡district, not a government
Agatsuma District吾妻郡district, not a government
Tone District利根郡district, not a government
Sawa District佐波郡district, not a government
- Tamamura Town玉村町
Ora District邑楽郡district, not a government

Boundaries: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Municipality counts are from the boundary data on the map.