Numata

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Numata

Total population

47,787

Coordinates36.64°, 139.04°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Numata is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2020, the city had an estimated population of 46,908 in 20,589 households, and a population density of 110 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 443.46 square kilometres (171.22 sq mi), making it the largest city in terms of area within Gunma Prefecture.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Koji Omi

Japanese politician (1932–2022)

Nissho Inoue

Japanese activist

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Satoshi Sumita

Governor of the Bank of Japan

Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro

Japanese sumo wrestler

Chūkō Ono

Japanese author (1908-1990)

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Ken'ichi Ishii

Japanese actor

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Ryoko Tsunoda

Japanese singer, actress

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Teruo Saegusa

Japanese mountaineer

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Hiroki Fuwa

Japanese sprinter

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Shin Nakamachi

Japanese novelist (1935-2009)

Kume Taminosuke

Japanese civil engineer and politician

Fumio Inoue

Japanese military personnel

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Yōichi Maeda

Japanese teacher (1911-1987)

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Seiichirō Yoshizawa

Japanese historian

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Noboru Yamada

Japanese mountaineer

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Misato Kudō

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Gunma

• Showa
  1.3 mi away · pop. 7,347
• Minakami
  3.4 mi away · pop. 19,347
• Kawaba
  5 mi away · pop. 3,647
• Takayama
  5.7 mi away · pop. 3,674
• Shibukawa
  10.9 mi away · pop. 76,552
• Nakanojō
  11.8 mi away · pop. 16,850
• Higashiagatsuma
  13.3 mi away · pop. 14,033
• Katashina
  13.4 mi away · pop. 4,390
• Yoshioka
  13.7 mi away · pop. 21,080
• Shinto
  14.8 mi away · pop. 14,315
• Maebashi
  17.6 mi away · pop. 324,644
• 本郷町
  20.4 mi away

Browse all places in Gunma →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Numata

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Typhoon Mekkhala
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 154 mi
• Tropical Storm Higos
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 215 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Chameleon Plant

Houttuynia cordata

Seen 2026-06-28

Spotted bellflower

Campanula punctata

Seen 2026-06-28

Prosopocoilus inclinatus inclinatus

Prosopocoilus inclinatus inclinatus

Seen 2026-06-25

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Seen 2026-06-08

Japanese Assassin Bug

Agriosphodrus dohrni

Seen 2026-06-03

Viscum coloratum

Viscum coloratum

Seen 2026-04-16

Trillium apetalon

Trillium apetalon

Seen 2026-04-15

Asian fawnlily

Erythronium japonicum

Seen 2026-04-15

Bistorta tenuicaulis

Bistorta tenuicaulis

Seen 2026-04-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Numata, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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