Country Japan Area 46.13 km² District Ogasa District, Shizuoka | Prefecture Shizuoka Prefecture Population 20,937 (1 Mar 2005) Flower Daffodil | |
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Merged April 1, 2005
(now part of Kakegawa) Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 7°C, Wind SW at 26 km/h, 62% Humidity Region Chūbu region (Tōkai region) | ||
Daitō (大東町, Daitō-chō) was a town located in Ogasa District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Daitō Town was created in 1973 through the merger of Ohama Town with Joto Village.
As of April 2004, the town had an estimated population of 20,937 and a population density of 453.86 persons per km². The total area was 46.13 km². The main agricultural products were green tea, melons, strawberries and sake.
On April 1, 2005, Daitō, along with the town of Ōsuka (also from Ogasa District), was merged into the expanded city of Kakegawa.
References
Daitō, Shizuoka Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA