Tsukui, Kanagawa
Former municipality in Kantō, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tsukui (津久井町, Tsukui-machi) was a town located in Tsukui District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.[1]
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Tsukui
津久井町 | |
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Former municipality | |
Coordinates: 35.5838°N 139.2584°E / 35.5838; 139.2584 | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kantō |
Prefecture | Kanagawa Prefecture |
District | Tsukui |
Merged | March 11, 2007 (now part of Sagamihara) |
Area | |
• Total | 122.04 km2 (47.12 sq mi) |
Population (March 1, 2006) | |
• Total | 28,551 |
• Density | 233.9/km2 (606/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
Symbols | |
Bird | Japanese bush-warbler |
Flower | Rhododendron |
Tree | Maple |
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On March 20, 2006, Tsukui, along with the town of Sagamiko (also from Tsukui District), was merged into the expanded city of Sagamihara, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality. It is now part of Midori-ku, Sagamihara.
As of March 1, 2006, final population data before the amalgamation, the town had an estimated population of 28,551 and a density of 233.9 persons per km2. The total area was 122.04 km2.