Maebashi City
前橋市

Maebashi City's location in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kantō region on For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Gunma Prefecture
Physical characteristics
Area	241. In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Regions of Japan are not official administrative units but have been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in a number of contexts The is a Geographical area of Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national Jurisdictions one "metropolis" (都 to) Tokyo; one " circuit WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kantō region on Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 22 km² (93. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 14 sq mi)
Population (as of 2007)
Total	324,644
Density	1,345 /km² (3,484 /sq mi)
Location	36°23′N, 139°4′E
Symbols
Tree	Ginkgo & Zelkova
Flower	Rose & Azalea
Symbol of Maebashi City
Maebashi City Government Office
Mayor	Masao Takagi
Address	〒371-8601 2-12-1, Ote-Machi, Maebashi City
Phone number	27-224-1111
Official website: Maebashi City

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The city was founded on April 1, 1892, by the samurai Makuba Kawai. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year On December 5, 2004 the former town of Ōgo and former villages of Kasukawa and Miyagi from Seta District merged into the city. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " was a town located in Seta District, Gunma, Japan. On December 5, 2004, the town merged into the city of Maebashi and Kasukawa (粕川村 -mura was a village located in Seta District, Gunma, Japan. Miyagi (宮城村 -mura was a village located in Seta District, Gunma, Japan. List of provinces of Japan > Tozando > Kozuke Province > Seta District Japan > Gunma Prefecture > Seta District As of this merger, but with 2003 population data, the city has an estimated population of 321,813 and a density of 1,334 persons per km². In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The total area is 241. 22 km².

Maebashi hosted the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships. The 7th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in Maebashi, Japan from March 5 to March 7, 1999.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Climate 3 Surrounding municipalities 4 History 5 Transportation 5.1 Rail 5.1.1 East Japan Railway Company 5.1.2 Jōmō Electric Railway 6 Sister cities 7 External links

Geography

Maebashi is located at the foot of Mt. Akagi in the northeast corner of the Kantō Plain. is a major mountain in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Characterized by long gentle slopes the highest point is 1828 m above sea level The Tone River, Japan's second-longest, runs through the western part of the city. The is a River in the Kantō region of Japan. It is 322 km in length (the second longest in Japan after the Shinano) and has a drainage area of 16840 Also, Maebashi is farthest from the sea among all Japanese prefectural capitals.

Climate

In the winter, the Karakaze, or "dry wind" blows through Maebashi from the north. This is due to the snow clouds coming from the Sea of Japan being blocked by the Echigo Mountain Range between Gunma and Niigata. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kantō region on WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture of Japan located on Honshū Island on the coast of the Because of this, the city has a mild winter. In the summer, it is hot since the location is inland. On July 24, 2001, Maebashi hit 40℃, the fifth hottest temperature ever in Japan. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.

Surrounding municipalities

• Gunma Prefecture
  • Isesaki
  • Kiryū
  • Shibukawa
  • Takasaki
  • Shintō
  • Tamamura
  • Yoshioka
  • Fujimi

History

• 1892 - Maebashi city is created
• 1901 - A portion of Kamikawabuchi village is merged into Maebashi
• 1951 - A portion of Kaigaya village is merged into Maebashi
• 1954 - Kamikawabuchi village, Shimokawabuchi village, Azuma village, Minamitachibana village, Kaigaya village, Haga village, Motosōja village, and Sōja village are merged into Maebashi
• 1957 - A portion of Jōnan village is merged into Maebashi
• 1960 - A portion of Tamamura town and another portion of Jōnan village is merged into Maebashi
• 1967 - Jōnan village is merged into Maebashi
• 2004 - Mayor Masao Takagi is elected
• 2004 - Ōgo town, Miyagi village, and Kasukawa village are merged into Maebashi

Transportation

Rail

East Japan Railway Company

• Jōetsu Line
• Ryōmō Line

Jōmō Electric Railway

• Jōmō Line

Sister cities

• Olathe, Kansas, USA
• Birmingham, Alabama, USA
• Menasha, Wisconsin, USA
• Orvieto, Italy

External links

• (Japanese), (English), (Chinese), (Spanish), (Portuguese) Maebashi Official Website

Gunma Prefecture
Cities
An'naka | Fujioka | Isesaki | Kiryū | Maebashi  (capital) | Midori | Numata | Ōta | Shibukawa | Takasaki | Tatebayashi | Tomioka
Districts
Agatsuma | Kanra | Kitagunma | Ōra | Sawa | Seta | Tano | Tone
See also: Towns and villages by district edit

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