Gunma Prefecture
Gunma Prefecture
群馬県 | |
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| Japanese transcription(s) | |
| • Japanese | 群馬県 |
| • Rōmaji | Gunma-ken |
A heritage site of Tomioka Silk Mill Takasaki Daruma | |
| Anthem: Gunma-ken no uta | |
| Coordinates: 36°23′N 139°04′E / 36.39°N 139.06°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Island | Honshu |
| Capital | Maebashi |
| Largest city | Takasaki |
| Subdivisions | Districts: 7, Municipalities: 35 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ichita Yamamoto |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,362.28 km2 (2,456.49 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 21st |
| Population (October 1, 2019) | |
• Total | 1,937,626 |
| • Rank | 18th |
| • Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Gunma dialect |
| GDP | |
| • Total | JP¥ 9,308 billion US$ 85.4 billion (2019) |
| ISO 3166 code | JP-10 |
| Website | www |
| Symbols of Japan | |
| Bird | Copper pheasant (Phasianus soemmerringii) |
| Fish | Sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis) |
| Flower | Japanese azalea (Rhododendron japonicum) |
| Tree | Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii) |
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Gunma Prefecture (群馬県, Gunma-ken, Japanese pronunciation: [ɡɯꜜm.ma, ɡɯm.maꜜ.keɴ]) is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 square kilometres (2,456 sq mi). Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture to the north, Nagano Prefecture to the southwest, Saitama Prefecture to the south, and Tochigi Prefecture to the east.
Maebashi is the capital and Takasaki is the largest city of Gunma Prefecture, with other major cities including Ōta, Isesaki, and Kiryū. Gunma Prefecture is one of only eight landlocked prefectures, located on the northwestern corner of the Kantō Plain with 14% of its total land being designated as natural parks.