Shimonita, Gunma

Shimonita
下仁田町
Town

Shimonita town office

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Location of Shimonita in Gunma Prefecture
Shimonita

 

Coordinates: 36°12′44.9″N 138°47′20.9″E / 36.212472°N 138.789139°E / 36.212472; 138.789139Coordinates: 36°12′44.9″N 138°47′20.9″E / 36.212472°N 138.789139°E / 36.212472; 138.789139
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Gunma Prefecture
District Kanra
Area
  Total 188.38 km2 (72.73 sq mi)
Population (February 2015)
  Total 7,855
  Density 41.7/km2 (108/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Symbols  
• Tree Cryptomeria
• Flower Sakura
• Bird Japanese bush-warbler
Phone number 0274-82-2111
Address 682 Ōaza Shimonita, Shimonita-machi, Kanra-gun, Gunma-ken 370-2601
Website Official website
Shimonita onion

Shimonita (下仁田町 Shimonita-machi) is a town located in Kanra District of southwestern Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of February 2015, the town had an estimated population of 7,855 and a population density of 41.7 persons per km2. Its total area was 188.38 km2. Shimonita is famous for its konjac and Welsh onion.

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

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 modern town of Shimonita was created within Kitakanra District of Gunma Prefecture on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the 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.

Economy

The economy of Shimonita is heavily dependent on agriculture.

Education

Transportation

Train

Highway

Local attractions

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