Country Japan Area 16.59 km² Local time Saturday 5:06 PM Region Chūbu region | Prefecture Shizuoka Prefecture Population 19,512 (1 Apr 2005) District Iwata District, Shizuoka Flower Chrysanthemum | |
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Merged April 1, 2005
(now part of Iwata) Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 12°C, Wind W at 26 km/h, 61% Humidity | ||
Fukude (福田町, Fukude-chō) was a town located in Iwata District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The town's economy was based on agriculture (raising hothouse melons and green tea) and commercial fishing.
Map of Fukude, Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture 437-1203, Japan
As of March 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 19,512 and a density of 1,177 persons per km². The total area was 16.59 km².
On April 1, 2005, Fukude, along with the towns of Ryūyō and Toyoda, and the village of Toyooka (all from Iwata District), was merged into the expanded city of Iwata and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.
References
Fukude, Shizuoka Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA