Maebashi
capital of Gunma Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Maebashi is a core city of Japan[1]. Maebashi draws 3,090 Wikipedia views per month (core city of japan category, ranking #35 of 47).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Gunma Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Tone River[5], Hirose River[6], Ono[7], Kakumanbuchi[8]
- Head of government: Ryū Yamamoto[9]
- Continent: Asia[10]
- Instance of: inland city[11], prefectural capital of Japan[12], special city of Japan[13], city for international conferences and tourism[14]
- Shares border with: Kiryū[15], Takasaki[16], Isesaki[17], Shibukawa[18], Numata[19], Yoshioka[20], Shintō-mura[21], Tamamura[22]
- Twinned administrative body: Orvieto[23], Birmingham[24]
- Legislative body: 前橋市議会[25]
- Postal code: 371-8601[26]
- Part of: Maebashi metropolitan area[27]
- Commons category: Maebashi, Gunma[28]
- Local dialing code: 27[29]
- Inception: April 1, 1889[30], April 1, 1892[31]
- Highest point: Mount Akagi[32]
- Coordinate location: 36.3895, 139.06344444444446[33]
- Located in/on physical feature: Kantō Plain[34]
- Official website: https://www.city.maebashi.gunma.jp/[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Maebashi[36]
- Population: 331,849[37], 336,154[38], 340,291[39]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Maebashi[40]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[41]
- Replaces: Kamikawabuchi[42], Kaigaya[43], Shimokawabuchi[44], Haga[45], Azuma[46], Motosōja[47], Sōja[48], Minamitachibana[49], Kiyosato[50], Shintakao[51], Kise[52], Jōnan[53], Tamamura[54], Ōgo[55]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Maebashi include Maebashi Station[56], a railway station[57], in Japan[58], founded in 1884[59].
Why It Matters
Maebashi has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Maebashi is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for Maebashi include Maebashi Station[56], a railway station[57], in Japan[58], founded in 1884[59].