List of mergers in Gunma Prefecture

The following is a list of mergers that occurred in the 2000s in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.

(as of October 1, 2006)

Mergers from April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004

* On April 1, 2003 - the town of Manba and the village of Nakasato from Tano District merged to form the new town of Kanna.

Mergers from April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005

* On December 5, 2004 - the town of Ogo and the villages of Kasukawa and Miyagi from Seta District merged into the expanded city of Maebashi.

* On January 1, 2005 - the towns of Akabori and Sakai and the village of Azuma from Sawa District merged with city of Isesaki to create the new city of Isesaki.

* On February 13, 2005 - the villages of Shirasawa and Tone from Tone District merged into the expanded city of Numata.

* On March 28, 2005 - the towns of Nitta, Ojima, and Yabuzukahonmachi merged with the old city of Ota to form the city of Ota.

Mergers from April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006

* On June 13, 2005 - the villages of Niisato and Kurohone from Seta District merged into the expanded city of Kiryu.

* On October 1, 2005 - the village of Niiharu and the former towns of Tsukiyono and Minakami merged to form the new town of Minakami.

* On January 1, 2006 - the town of Onishi merged into the expanded city of Fujioka.

* On January 23, 2006 - the municipalities of Gunma, Kurabuchi and Misato from Gunma District and the town of Shin from Tano District merged into the expanded city of Takasaki.

* On February 20, 2006 - the municipalities of Ikaho, Komochi and Onogami from Kitagunma District and the villages of Akagi and Kitatachibana from Seta District merged with the city of Shibukawa to create the new city of Shibukawa.

* On March 18, 2006 - the town of Matsuida from Usui District merged with the city of An'naka to create the new city of An'naka. Usui District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

* On March 27, 2006 - the towns of Omama and Kasakake and the village of Azuma merged to form the city of Midori. Nitta District and Yamada District were dissolved as a result of this merger.

* On March 27, 2006 - the town of Myogi from Kanra District merged with the city of Tomioka to create the new city of Tomioka.

* On March 27, 2006 - the towns of Agatsuma and Azuma from Agatsuma District merged to form the new town of Higashiagatsuma.

Mergers from April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007

* On October 1, 2006 - the town of Haruna from Gunma District merged into the city of "Takasaki". Gunma District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

Planned mergers

*A planned merger of municipalities will be implemented on May 5, 2009; Fujimi in Seta District will merge into the city of Maebashi. Seta District will cease to exist.http://www.kokudo.or.jp/new/cities/sub/kanto/10.htm]
*A planned merger will be implemented on June 1, 2009; Yoshii in Tano District will merge into the city of Takasaki.
*A planned merger will be implemented around March 31, 2010; the city of Ōta, and Ōizumi in Ōra District, will merge.

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