Gunma District, Gunma

Gunma (群馬郡; -gun) was a district located in Gunma, Japan.

As of June 30, 2004, the district had an estimated population of 22,303. The total area was 93.59 km².

Until the day before the dissolution (September 30, 2006), the district had one town.

• Haruna

History

In 1878, the district split off at the Tone River, forming Higashigunma and Nishigunma Districts. Since Higashigunma District areas was smaller, Higashigunma merged with Minamiseta District in 1896 to form Seta District. At the same time, Nishigunma merged with Kataoka District and renamed to Gunma District. In 1949, Kitagunma District was created out from Gunma District.

On October 1, 2006, the town of Haruna merged into the city of Takasaki, and the district dissolved.

District Timeline

Gunma District ~1876

• 1876 - The District broke off into Higashigunma District and Nishigunma District.

Gunma District 1896-2006

• April 1, 1896 - Nishigunma District merged with Kataoka District to form Gunma District. (6 towns, 33 villages)
• April 1, 1900 - The town of Takasaki gained city status. (5 towns, 33 villages)
• April 1, 1905 - The village of Murota gained town status. (6 towns, 32 villages)
• April 1, 1921 - The village of Minowa gained town status. (7 towns, 31 villages)
• April 1, 1927 - The villages of Tsukasawa and Kataoka merged into the city of Takasaki. (7 towns, 29 villages)
• October 1, 1939 - The village of Sano merged into the city of Takasaki. (7 towns, 28 villages)
• October 1, 1949 - 2 towns and 9 villages split from the district to form Kitagunma District. (5 towns, 19 villages)
• April 1, 1951 - The village of Rokugo merged into the city of Takasaki. (5 towns, 18 villages)
• April 1, 1954 - The town of Soja and the villages of Azuma and Motosoja merged into the city of Maebashi. (4 towns, 16 villages)
• January 20, 1955 (4 towns, 13 villages)
  • The village of Kiyosato and parts of the village of Shintakao (Toba) merged into the city of Maebashi.
  • The village of Nakagawa and the remaining parts of the village of Shintakao merged into the city of Takasaki.
• February 1, 1955 (4 towns, 13 villages)
  • The town of Murota merged with the village of Satomi from Usui District to form the town of Haruna.
  • The village of Kurata merged with the village of Ubuchi from Usui District to form the town of Kurabuchi.
• March 1, 1955 - The village of Kuruma merged into the town of Haruna. (4 towns, 12 villages)
• April 1, 1955 (4 towns, 9 villages)
  • The town of Minowa and the village of Kurumasato merged to form the town of Misato.
  • The towns of Tsutsumigaoka and Kaneko and the village of Kokufu merged to form the town of Gunma.
• August 1, 1955 - The village of Nagano merged into the city of Takasaki. (4 towns, 8 villages)
• September 30, 1956 (4 towns, 6 villages)
  • The village of Orui merged into the city of Takaoka.
  • The villages of Takigawa and Kyogashima merged to form the village of Gunnan.
• March 30, 1957 - Parts of the village of Souma merged with the village of Momoi from Kitagunma District to form the village of Momoi in Kitagunma District. The remaining parts of the village merged into the village of Minowa. (4 towns, 5 villages)
• April 1, 1957 - The village of Kamisato split and merged each into the towns of Minowa and Gunma. (4 towns, 3 villages)
• August 1, 1957 (4 towns, 2 villages)
  • Part of the village of Gunnan merged with the town of Tamamura and the village of Joyo from Sawa District forming the town of Tamamura in Sawa District.
  • The villages of Iwahana split and merged each into the village of Gunnan and the city of Takasaki.
• October 15, 1957 - Parts of the village of Gunnan (Sakai) merged into the town of Tamamura in Sawa District.
• March 31, 1963 - The town of Kuragano merged into the city of Takasaki (3 towns, 2 villages)
• September 1, 1965 - The village of Gunnan merged into the city of Takasaki. (3 towns, 1 village)
• July 1, 1996 - The village of Kurabuchi renames (倉淵村->倉渕村)
• January 23, 2006 - Gunma, Kurabuchi, and Misato were merged into the city of Takasaki. (1 town)
• October 1, 2006 - The town of Haruna merged into the city of Takasaki. Gunma District was dissolved as a result.