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Ōra 邑楽町 | |
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 Ōra town hall | |
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 Location of Ōra in Gunma Prefecture | |
  Ōra | |
| Coordinates:36°15′8.6″N139°27′44.3″E / 36.252389°N 139.462306°E /36.252389; 139.462306 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Gunma |
| District | Ōra |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.11 km2 (12.01 sq mi) |
| Population (August 2020) | |
• Total | 26,267 |
| • Density | 844.3/km2 (2,187/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Pinus densiflora |
| - Flower | Azalea |
| Phone number | 0276-88-5511 |
| Address | 3040 Nakano, Ōra-machi, Gunma-ken 370-0692 |
| Website | Official website |
Ōra (邑楽町,Ōra-machi) is atown located inGunma Prefecture,Japan. As of 31 August 2020[update], the town had an estimatedpopulation of 26,267 in 10,382 households,[1] and apopulation density of 840 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 31.11 square kilometres (12.01 sq mi).
Ōra is located in the extreme southern corner Gunma prefecture, bordered byTochigi Prefecture to the north.
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Ōra peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15,159 | — |
| 1970 | 15,030 | −0.9% |
| 1980 | 21,869 | +45.5% |
| 1990 | 26,380 | +20.6% |
| 2000 | 27,512 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 27,023 | −1.8% |
| 2020 | 25,522 | −5.6% |
The villages of Nakano, Takashima and Nagae were created withinŌra District, Gunma Prefecture on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system after theMeiji Restoration. On March 1, 1955, Nakano and Takashima merged to form the village of Nakajima. Nakae merged with neighboring Tominaga and Eiraku to form the village of Chiyoda. However, on September 30, 1956 the former Nakae village was transferred from Chiyoda to Nakajima, and Nakajma was renamed Ōra on January 1, 1957. Ōra was elevated to town status on April 1, 1968.
Ōra has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral town council of 14 members. Ōra, together with the other municipalities in Ōra District contributes three members to the Gunma Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part ofGunma 3rd district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
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Ōra has four public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Gunma prefecture Board of Education.
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