Gunma Prefecture

Gunma Prefecture
群馬県
Japanese transcription(s)
 • Japanese群馬県
 • RōmajiGunma-ken
Flag of Gunma Prefecture
Official logo of Gunma Prefecture
Anthem: Gunma-ken no uta
Location of Gunma Prefecture
Coordinates: 36°23′N 139°04′E / 36.39°N 139.06°E / 36.39; 139.06
Country Japan
RegionKantō
IslandHonshu
CapitalMaebashi
Largest cityTakasaki
SubdivisionsDistricts: 7, Municipalities: 35
Government
 • GovernorIchita Yamamoto
Area
 • Total
6,362.28 km2 (2,456.49 sq mi)
 • Rank21st
Population
 (October 1, 2019)
 • Total
1,937,626
 • Rank18th
 • Density304.549/km2 (788.778/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Gunma dialect
GDP
 • TotalJP¥ 9,762 billion
US$ 72.1 billion (2022)
ISO 3166 codeJP-10
Websitewww.pref.gunma.jp
Symbols of Japan
BirdCopper pheasant (Phasianus soemmerringii)
FishSweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis)
FlowerJapanese azalea (Rhododendron japonicum)
TreeJapanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii)
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Gunma Prefecture (群馬県, Gunma-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [ɡɯꜜm.ma, ɡɯm.maꜜ.keɴ]) is an inland 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 inland prefectures, located on the northwestern corner of the Kantō Plain with 14% of its total land being designated as natural parks.