Gunma Prefecture

Summary

Gunma Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan^[1]. It draws 501 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture_of_japan category, ranking #21 of 49).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gunma Prefecture is located in Japan^[3].
• Gunma Prefecture is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Gunma Prefecture's head of government is recorded as Ichita Yamamoto^[5].
• Gunma Prefecture's image is recorded as 草津温泉の湯畑02.jpg^[6].
• Gunma Prefecture's instance of is recorded as prefecture of Japan^[7].
• Gunma Prefecture's capital is recorded as Maebashi^[8].
• Gunma Prefecture's flag image is recorded as Flag of Gunma Prefecture.svg^[9].
• Gunma Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Saitama Prefecture^[10].
• Gunma Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Nagano Prefecture^[11].
• Gunma Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Niigata Prefecture^[12].
• Gunma Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Fukushima Prefecture^[13].
• Gunma Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Tochigi Prefecture^[14].
• Gunma Prefecture's anthem is recorded as Gunma-ken no Uta^[15].
• Gunma Prefecture's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Gunma Prefecture.svg^[16].
• Gunma district is named after Gunma Prefecture^[17].
• Gunma Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Maebashi^[18].
• Gunma Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Takasaki^[19].
• Gunma Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kiryū^[20].
• Gunma Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Isesaki^[21].
• Gunma Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ōta-shi^[22].
• Gunma Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Numata^[23].
• Gunma Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tatebayashi^[24].
• Gunma Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Shibukawa^[25].
• Gunma Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fujioka^[26].
• Gunma Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tomioka^[27].

Body

Founding

+1871-12-10T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gunma Prefecture^[28].

Operations

Gunma Prefecture's child organization or unit is recorded as Gunma Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Gunma Prefecture include 3829 Gunma^[30], an asteroid^[31].

Why It Matters

Gunma Prefecture draws 501 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture_of_japan category, ranking #21 of 49).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include 3829 Gunma^[30], an asteroid^[31].