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Maebashi
前橋市 | |
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 Location of Maebashi in Gunma Prefecture | |
  Maebashi | |
| Coordinates: 36°23′22.2″N 139°3′48.3″E / 36.389500°N 139.063417°E | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Gunma |
| First official record | 4th century AD |
| City settled | April 1, 1892 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Akira Ogawa (小川晶) (from February 2024) |
| Area | |
| • Core city | 311.59 km2 (120.31 sq mi) |
| Population (August 31, 2020) | |
| • Core city | 335,352 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| • Metro [1] (2015) | 1,263,034 (12th) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Ginkgo & Zelkova |
| - Flower | Rose & Azalea |
| Phone number | 027-224-1111 |
| Address | 2-12-1, Ote-Machi, Maebashi-shi, Gunma-ken 371-8601 |
| Website | Official website |
Maebashi (前橋市, Maebashi-shi) is the capital city of Gunma Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan.[2] As of 31 August 2020[update], the city had an estimated population of 335,352 in 151,171 households,[3] and a population density of 1100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 311.59 km2 (120.31 sq mi). It was the most populous city within Gunma Prefecture until Takasaki merged with nearby towns between 2006 and 2009.[4] Maebashi is known to be the "City of Water, Greenery and Poets" because of its pure waters, its rich nature and because it gave birth to several Japanese contemporary poets, such as Sakutarō Hagiwara.[5]
- ^ "UEA Code Tables". Center for Spatial Information Science, University of Tokyo. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), "Maebashi area"; retrieved 2015-5-10.
- ^ "Maebashi City official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ Takasaki City Office. September 30, 2014. "Demography Study"
- ^ Maebashi City Office. March 27, 1989. "Declaration from the Municipal Council" Archived 2014-10-12 at the Wayback Machine