Ueno, Gunma

Ueno
上野村
Village
Ueno village office

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Location of Ueno in Gunma Prefecture
Ueno
 
Coordinates: 36°4′59.5″N 138°46′38.3″E / 36.083194°N 138.777306°E / 36.083194; 138.777306Coordinates: 36°4′59.5″N 138°46′38.3″E / 36.083194°N 138.777306°E / 36.083194; 138.777306
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Gunma Prefecture
District Tano
Area
 • Total 181.85 km2 (70.21 sq mi)
Population (February 2015)
 • Total 1,265
 • Density 6.96/km2 (18.0/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number 0274-59-2111
Address 11 Ōaza Kawawa, Ueno-mura, Tano-gun, Gunma-ken 370–1614
Website http://www.uenomura.jp/

Ueno (上野村, Ueno-mura) is a village located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2015, the village had an estimated population of 1,265, and a population density of 6.96 persons per km². Its total area is 181.85 km². The village has the lowest population density of any municipality in Japan.

Geography

Ueno is located in the extreme southwestern portion of Gunma Prefecture, bordered by Saitama Prefecture to the south and Nagano Prefecture to the west.

Surrounding municipalities

History

During the Edo period, the area of present-day Ueno was part of the tenryō territory administered directly by the Tokugawa shogunate in Kōzuke Province.

Ueno village was established within Minamikanra District, Gunma Prefecture on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration. In 1896, Minamikanra District was united with Midono and Tago Districts to create Tano District. On August 12, 1985, Japan Airlines Flight 123, heading from Haneda Airport to Itami Airport, crashed into an area within the Ueno Village limits, killing 520 people in the world's deadliest single-aircraft aviation accident.[1]

Economy

The economy of Ueno is heavily dependent on agriculture and forestry.

Education

Ueno has one elementary school and one middle school.

Transportation

Ueno is not served by any railway stations.

Highway

International relations

Local attractions

  • Ueno Dam
  • Ueno Sky Bridge
  • Shionosawa Onsen

References

  1. ↑ "Aircraft Accident Investigation Report Japan Air Lines Co., Ltd. Boeing 747 SR-100, JA8119 Gunma Prefecture, Japan August 12, 1985." 8 (19/332). Retrieved on August 18, 2010.

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