Kanuma 鹿沼市
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Location of Kanuma in Tochigi
Kanuma
Coordinates: 36°34′N 139°45′E / 36.567°N 139.75°E / 36.567; 139.75Coordinates: 36°34′N 139°45′E / 36.567°N 139.75°E / 36.567; 139.75
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Tochigi
Government
- Mayor	Shin Satō
Area
- Total	490.62 km2 (189.4 sq mi)
Population (March 2010)
- Total	102,825
- Density	210/km2 (543.9/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Cryptomeria
- Flower	Satsuki azalea
Phone number	0289-64-2111
Address	1688-1, Imamiyachō, Kanuma-shi, Tochigi-ken 322-0068
Website	Kanuma City

Kanuma (鹿沼市, Kanuma-shi^?) is a city located in Tochigi, Japan.

As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 102,825 and the density of 210 persons per km². The total area is 490.62 km². The English translation of Kanuma is "Deer Swamp" and the town is mostly known for being along the way when traveling between Tokyo and Nikkō.

The city was founded on October 10, 1948.

On January 1, 2006 the town of Awano, from Kamitsuga District, was merged into Kanuma.

Famous people from Kanuma

• Hidetaro Shimoe, swordsman
• Guts Ishimatsu, boxer
• Hisae Watanabe, mixed martial arts fighter
• Hisashi Kurosaki, football player
• Hisashi Ogura, baseball player
• Kunio Yanagida(not Kunio Yanagita), non-fiction writer
• Manabu Wakabayashi, football player
• Michio Yuzawa, politician
• Satosumi Takaguchi, manga artist
• Sayaka Hirano, table tennis player
• Takeji Nara, general
• Tosio Kato, mathematician

Tochigi Prefecture
Cities
Ashikaga | Kanuma | Mooka | Nasukarasuyama | Nasushiobara | Nikkō | Ōtawara | Oyama | Sakura | Sano | Shimotsuke | Tochigi | Utsunomiya (capital) | Yaita
Districts
Haga | Kamitsuga | Kawachi | Nasu | Shimotsuga | Shioya
See also: Towns and villages by district edit