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Shimonita (下仁田町, Shimonita-machi) is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2020, the town had an estimated population of 7,058 in 3,292 households,[1] and a population density of 37 persons per km². The total area of the town is 188.38 square kilometres (72.73 sq mi). Shimonita is famous for its konjac and Welsh onion.

Shimonita
下仁田町
Town
Shimonita town office
Location of Shimonita in Gunma Prefecture
Shimonita
 
Coordinates: 36°12′44.9″N 138°47′20.9″E
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureGunma
DistrictKanra
Area
  Total188.38 km2 (72.73 sq mi)
Population
 (October 2020)
  Total7,058
  Density37/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols 
• TreeCryptomeria
• FlowerSakura
• BirdJapanese bush-warbler
Phone number0274-82-2111
Address682 Shimonita, Shimonita-machi, Kanra-gun, Gunma-ken 370-2601
WebsiteOfficial website
Shimonita onion
Shimonita onion
Shimonita town center
Shimonita town center

Geography


Shimonita is located in southwestern Gunma Prefecture bordering on Nagano Prefecture to the west. Part of the town is within the borders of the Myōgi-Arafune-Saku Kōgen Quasi-National Park. Approximately 84% of the town's total area is covered by forests.


Surrounding municipalities


Gunma Prefecture

Nagano Prefecture


Climate


Shimonita has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Shimonita is 11.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1106 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 31.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.5 °C.[2]


Demographics


Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Shimonita has decreased steadily over the past 70 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 16,561    
1930 18,206+9.9%
1940 18,688+2.6%
1950 22,450+20.1%
1960 20,640−8.1%
1970 17,573−14.9%
1980 15,228−13.3%
1990 13,683−10.1%
2000 11,171−18.4%
2010 8,911−20.2%
2020 6,576−26.2%

History


During the Edo period, the area of present-day Shimonita was largely part of the tenryō territory held directly by Tokugawa shogunate within Kōzuke Province. The town of Shimonita was created within Kitakanra District of Gunma Prefecture on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration. In 1950 Kitakanra District was renamed Kanra District. Shimonita annexed the neighboring villages of Osaka, Saimoku, Aokura and Mayama on March 10, 1955.


Government


Shimonita has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members. Shimonita, together with the other municipalities in Kanra District contributes one member to the Gunma Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Gunma 5th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.


Economy


The economy of Shimonita is heavily dependent on agriculture.


Education


Shimonita has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the town government and one public high school operated by the Gunma Prefectural Board of Education.


Transportation



Railway


Jōshin Dentetsu - Jōshin Line


Highway



Local attractions



Noted people from Shimonita



References




Media related to Shimonita, Gunma at Wikimedia Commons


На других языках


- [en] Shimonita, Gunma

[ru] Симонита

Симонита (яп. 下仁田町 Симонита-мати) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Канра префектуры Гумма. Площадь посёлка составляет 188,27 км²[1], население — 8490 человек (1 июля 2014)[2], плотность населения — 45,09 чел./км².



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