Shirasawa, Gunma

Shirasawa (白沢村, Shirasawa-mura) was a village located in Tone District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 3,736 and a density of 132.67 persons per km². The total area was 28.16 km².

On February 13, 2005, Shirasawa, along with the village of Tone (also from Tone District), was merged into the expanded city of Numata.^[1]

• Official website of Numata (in Japanese) (some English)