is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 41,918 in 19,773 households, and a population density of 2300 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area of the town is . Approximately 20 percent of the total population are foreign citizens, mostly Japanese Brazilians, who work at many factories in the town. Since 1990, Japanese descendants from foreign countries have been permitted to stay in Japan freely. It is estimated that 15 percent of the population speak Portuguese as their native language, and as of 2007, Ã Âizumi has the highest concentration of Brazilians of any city in Japan. More recently, Nepalese and other Asians have begun settling in the town.
à Âizumi is located in the extreme southern corner Gunma prefecture, bordered by Saitama Prefecture to the south. The Tone River flows through the southern part of the town.
à Âizumi has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in à Âizumi is 14.5 ðC. The average annual rainfall is 1263 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 ðC, and lowest in January, at around 3.3 ðC.
Per Japanese census data, the population of à Âizumi has grown significantly over the past 100 years.
The villages of à Âkawa and Koizumi were created within à Âra District, Gunma Prefecture on April 1, 1889, with the creation of the modern municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration. Koizumi was elevated to town status on July 25, 1902. On March 31, 1957, Koizumi merged with the village of à Âkawa and was renamed à Âizumi. Plans to merge with neighboring Chiyoda in 2004 and with à Âta in 2008 were rejected by the local town assembly.
à Âizumi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 14 members. à Âizumi, together with the other municipalities in à Âra District contributes three members to the Gunma Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Gunma 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
à Âizumi has an industrial base, with manufacturing facilities including plants from Ajinomoto, Sanyo, Toppan, Maruha Nichiro and Fuji Heavy Industries (which was previously the plant of the Nakajima Aircraft Company), located in the town.
à Âizumi has four public elementary schools and three public junior high schools operated by the town government, and two public high schools operated by the Gunma prefecture Board of Education.
Prefectural high schools:
Municipal junior high schools:
Municipal elementary schools:
International schools:
The city formerly housed the Escola da Professora Rebeca, another Brazilian international school.
Tà Âbu Railway â Tà Âbu Koizumi Line