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Tamamura (玉村町, Tamamura-machi) is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2020, the town had an estimated population of 36,367 in 15685 households,[1] and a population density of 1440 persons per km². The total area of the town is 25.78 square kilometres (9.95 sq mi).

Tamamura
玉村町
Town
Tamamura town hall
Location of Tamamura in Gunma Prefecture
Tamamura
 
Coordinates: 36°18′15.9″N 139°06′53.7″E
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureGunma
DistrictSawa
Area
  Total25.78 km2 (9.95 sq mi)
Population
 (September 2020)
  Total36,367
  Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeOsmanthus
- FlowerRose
Phone number0270-65-2511
Address201 Shimonitta, Tamamura-machi, Gunma-ken 370-1292
WebsiteOfficial website

Geography


Tamamura is located in southern Gunma prefecture in the northern extremity of the Kantō plains, bordering Saitama Prefecture to the south. The Tama River flows through the town.


Surrounding municipalities


Gunma Prefecture

Saitama Prefecture


Climate


Kanra has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Kanra is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1250 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.4 °C.[2]


Demographics


Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Tamamura has recently plateaued after several decades of strong growth.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1960 13,833    
1970 12,922−6.6%
1980 17,643+36.5%
1990 24,423+38.4%
2000 37,522+53.6%
2010 37,536+0.0%
2020 36,054−3.9%

History


Tamamura developed during the Edo period as a post town on the Nikkō Reiheishi Kaidō, a subroute to Nikkō Kaidō which connects the Nakasendō with Nikkō, bypassing Edo.[4][5]

Tamamura town was created within Nawa District, Gunma Prefecture on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration. Nawa District and Sai District merged to form Sawa District in 1896. On April 10, 1955 Tamamura annexed the neighboring village of Shibane, followed by Jōyō on August 1, 1957.


Government


Tamamura has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 13 members. Tamamura contributes one member to the Gunma Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Gunma 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.


Economy


Many people were employed in sericulture in the past.


Education


Kanra has five public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government and one public high school operated by the Gunma Prefectural Board of Education. The town also has one private elementary school.


Transportation



Railway


Tamamura does not have any passenger railway service. The nearest station is Shinmachi Station in the neighboring city of Takasaki.


Highway



References


  1. "Tamamura Town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. Kanra climate data
  3. Tamamura population statistics
  4. Nikkō Reiheishidō. Mainichi Shinbun. Accessed August 29, 2007.
  5. Old Nakasendo: Kuragano-shuku and Takasaki-shuku Archived 2007-08-22 at the Wayback Machine. City of Takasaki. Accessed August 29, 2007.


Media related to Tamamura, Gunma at Wikimedia Commons


На других языках


- [en] Tamamura

[es] Tamamura

Tamamura (玉村町, Tamamura-machi?) es un pueblo en la prefectura de Gunma, Japón, localizado en la parte central de la isla de Honshū, en la región de Kantō. El 1 de marzo de 2021 tenía una población estimada de 36 041 habitantes y una densidad de población de 1398 personas por km².[5]

[ru] Тамамура

Тамамура (яп. 玉村町 Тамамура-мати) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Сава префектуры Гумма. Площадь посёлка составляет 25,81 км²[1], население — 37 030 человек (1 июля 2014)[2], плотность населения — 1434,72 чел./км².



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