Fujino, Kanagawa

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Fujino
藤野町
Former municipality
Location of Fujino in Kanagawa Prefecture
Coordinates: 35°36′22″N 139°08′35″E / 35.606°N 139.143°E / 35.606; 139.143Coordinates: 35°36′22″N 139°08′35″E / 35.606°N 139.143°E / 35.606; 139.143
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Kanagawa Prefecture
District Tsukui
Merged March 11, 2007
(now part of Sagamihara)
Area
  Total 64.91 km2 (25.06 sq mi)
Population (March 1, 2007)
  Total 10,720
  Density 165.15/km2 (427.7/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Symbols
- Tree Daimyo Oak
- Flower Wisteria
- Bird Crested Kingfisher

Fujino (藤野町 Fujino-chō) was a town located in Tsukui District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

As of March 1, 2007, final population data before the amalgamation, the town had an estimated population of 10,720 and a density of 165.15 persons per km². The total area was 64.91 km².

On March 11, 2007, Fujino, along with the town of Shiroyama (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.


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