| Ōra | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | |
| Coordinates: | 36.2524°N 139.4623°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kantō |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gunma |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ōra |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 31.11 |
| Population Total: | 26267 |
| 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: | Pinus densiflora |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Azalea |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | - Bird |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0276-88-5511 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 3040 Nakano, Ōra-machi, Gunma-ken 370-0692 |
is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 26,267 in 10,382 households,[1] and a population density of 840 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 31.11sqkm.
Ōra is located in the extreme southern corner Gunma prefecture, bordered by Tochigi Prefecture to the north.
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Ōra peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.
The villages of Nakano, Takashima and Nagae were created within Ōra District, Gunma Prefecture on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration. On March 1, 1955, Nakano and Takashima merged to form the village of Nakajima. Nakae merged with neighboring Tominaga and Eiraku to form the village of Chiyoda. However, on September 30, 1956 the former Nakae village was transferred from Chiyoda to Nakajima, and Nakajma was renamed Ōra on January 1, 1957. Ōra was elevated to town status on April 1, 1968.
Ōra has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 14 members. Ōra, together with the other municipalities in Ōra 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.
Ōra has four public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Gunma prefecture Board of Education.
Tōbu Railway –Tōbu Koizumi Line