Nishigunma District, Gunma

Nishigunma District (西群馬郡, Nishigunma-gun) was formerly a rural district located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Parts of the citiesy of Takasaki, Maebashi, Shibukawa, the town of Yoshioka and the villages of Shintō and Takayama were formerly part of the district.

Location of Nishigunma within Gunma Prefecture

Historic Map of Gunma District
areas 1 through 38 were formerly Nishigunma District
1. Takasaki, 2. Sano, 3. Kuragano, 4. Iwahana, 5. Ōrui, 6. Takigawa, 7. Kyogashima, 8. Azuma, 9. Motosōja, 10. Shintakao, 11. Nakagawa, 12. Tsukasawa, 13. Rokurō, 14. Nagano, 15. Kuruma, 16. Muroda, 17. Kurata, 18. Kurumsato, 19. Minowa, 20. Sōma, 21. Kamisato, 22. Tsutsumigaoka, 23. Kokufu, 24. Sōja, 25. Kaneko, 26. Kiyosato, 27. Komayose, 28. Furumaki, 29. Meiji, 30. Momoi, 31. Toyoaki, 32. Shibukawa, 33. Ikaho, 34. Kaneshima, 35. Nakao, 36. Shiorsatoi, 37. Onogami, 38. Takayama

Nishigunma District was created on December 7, 1878 with the reorganization of Gunma Prefecture into districts. With the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889 the area was organized into six towns (Takasaki, Kuragano, Sōja, Kaneko, Shibukawa and Ikaho) and 32 villages.

On April 1, 1896, Takayama village was transferred to Azuma District and the remaining area of the district was merged with Kataoka District into Gunma District