Ōra District, Gunma

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Ōra District (邑楽郡, Ōra-gun^?) is a district located in Gunma(Kōzuke Province).

As of May, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 107,157 and a Density of 810 persons/km². The total area is 132.32 km².

The district contains 5 towns.

• Itakura(板倉町)
• Meiwa(明和町)
• Ōizumi(大泉町)
• Ōra(邑楽町)
• Chiyoda(千代田町)

All towns have been growing in the industrial business but not in the tourism.

Timeline

• April 1, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforcement, the town of Tatebayashi and 21 villages were formed.(1 town, 21 villages)
• July 25, 1902 - The village of Koizumi gained town status to become the town of Koizumi.(2 towns, 20 villages)
• 1916 - Population: 83,319. Malaria Patients: 3,609.
• April 1, 1954 - The town of Tatebayashi and the villages of Satoya, Ōshima, Akabane, Rokugō, Minoya, Tatara, and Watarase merged to form the city of Tatebayashi.(1 town, 13 villages)
• February 1, 1955 - The villages of Nishiyada, Ebise, Ōgano, and Inara merged to form the town of Itakura.(2 towns, 9 villages)
• March 1, 1955(2 towns, 6 villages)
  • The villages of Takashima and Nakano merged to form the village of Nakashima.
  • The villages of Chieda, Umeshima, and Sanuki merged to form the village of Meiwa.
• March 31, 1955 - The villages of Tominaga, Eiraku, and Nagae merged to form the village of Chiyoda.(2 towns, 4 villages)
• September 30, 1956 - Parts of the village of Chiyoda(areas of the former village of Nagae) merged into the village of Nakashima.
• January 1, 1957 - The village of Nakashima renamed to the village of Ōra.
• March 31, 1957 - The town of Koizumi and the village of Ōkawa merged to form the town of Ōizumi.(2 towns, 3 villages)
• April 1, 1968 - The village of Ōra gained town status to become the town of Ōra.(3 towns, 2 villages)
• April 1, 1982 - The village of Chiyoda gained town status to become the town of Chiyoda.(4 towns, 1 village)
• October 1, 1998 - The village of Meiwa gained town status to become the town of Meiwa.(5 towns)

References

• 内務省衛生局保健衛生調査室編『各地方ニ於ケル「マラリア」二関スル概況』1919年（大正8年）発行（2008年2月24日現在、国立国会図書館の『近代デジタルライブラリー』で閲覧可能）