Tone, Gunma
Encyclopedia
Tone was a village
located in Tone District
, Gunma
, Japan
.
On February 13, 2005 Tone, along with the village of Shirasawa
, also from Tone District
, was merged into the expanded city of Numata
.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population
of 5,025 and a density
of 18.02 persons per km². The total area was 278.90 km².
Villages of Japan
A is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....
located in Tone District
Tone District, Gunma
is a district located in Gunma .As of May, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 39,026 and a Density of 29.5 persons/km²...
, Gunma
Gunma Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kantō region on Honshu island. Its capital is Maebashi.- History :The remains of a Paleolithic man were found at Iwajuku, Gunma Prefecture, in the early 20th century and there is a public museum there.Japan was without horses until...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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On February 13, 2005 Tone, along with the village of Shirasawa
Shirasawa, Gunma
Shirasawa was a village located in Tone District, Gunma, Japan.On February 13, 2005 Shirasawa, along with the village of Tone, also from Tone District, was merged into the expanded city of Numata....
, also from Tone District
Tone District, Gunma
is a district located in Gunma .As of May, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 39,026 and a Density of 29.5 persons/km²...
, was merged into the expanded city of Numata
Numata, Gunma
is a city in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. It is in northern Gunma, bordered by Mt. Akagi and Mt. Hotaka. The kanji for Numata approximately mean "boggy field."...
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As of 2003, the village had an estimated population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 5,025 and a density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 18.02 persons per km². The total area was 278.90 km².