Maebashi

Maebashi City Hall
Maebashi-shi ; 前橋市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Gunma
Coordinates :	36 ° 23 ' N , 139 ° 4' E Coordinates: 36 ° 23 '22 " N , 139 ° 3' 48" E
Basic data
Surface:	311.64 km²
Residents :	332,999 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	1069 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	10201-6
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Ginkgo , Japanese zelkove
Flower :	Rose , azalea
town hall
Address :	Maebashi City Hall ; 2 - 12 - 1 , Ōte-chō; Maebashi -shi ; Gunma 371-8601
Website URL:	http://www.city.maebashi.gunma.jp/
Location of Maebashis in Gunma Prefecture

Maebashi ( Japanese written 前橋市 , Maebashi- shi ) is the administrative seat of Gunma Prefecture in the interior of Honshū , the main island of Japan . The university city of Maebashi is about 100 km north of Tokyo .

Economically, Maebashi is the center of the silk industry. The two Buddhist temples are a religious attraction.

history

Maebashi is an old castle town where a branch of the Matsudaira with an income of 150,000 koku last resided at Maebashi Castle.

On April 1, 1892, Maebashi was made an independent city ( shi ). In World War II Maebashi was destroyed three-quarters. In 1999 the World Indoor Athletics Championships took place here.