| Kanra | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | |
| Coordinates: | 36.243°N 138.9218°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kantō |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gunma |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kanra |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 58.61 |
| Population Total: | 12981 |
| Population As Of: | August 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Japanese Red Pine |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Somei Yoshino cherry |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | - Bird |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Green pheasant |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0274-74-3131 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 161-1 Obata, Kanra-machi, Kanra-gun, Gunma-ken 370-2292 |
thumb|right|250px|Old town of Obata in Kanra is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 21,749 in 8311 households,[1] and a population density of 220 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 58.61sqkm.
Kanra is located in the southwestern portion of Gunma Prefecture on the south bank of the Kabura River.
Kanra has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kanra is 12.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1166 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.1 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kanra has remained relatively steady over the past 60 years.
During the Edo period, the center of present-day Kanra was the jōkamachi of Obata Domain, a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate in Kōzuke Province. Obata village, Akihata village, Fukushima town, and Niiya village were created within Kitakanra District of Gunma Prefecture on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration. In 1925 Obata village was elevated in status into Obata town. In 1950 Kitakanra District was renamed Kanra District. Akihata village merged with Obata in 1955, and Fukushima and Niiya villages were into Obata on February 1, 1959, creating Kanra town.
Kanra has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members. Kanra, together with the other municipalities in Kanra District contributes one member to the Gunma Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Gunma 5th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
The economy of Kanra is heavily dependent on agriculture.
Kanra has three public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.