Tsukui, Kanagawa

Tsukui
津久井町
Former municipality

Location of Tsukui in Kanagawa Prefecture
Tsukui

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 35°35′02″N 139°15′30″E / 35.5838°N 139.2584°E / 35.5838; 139.2584Coordinates: 35°35′02″N 139°15′30″E / 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)
Symbols
  Tree Maple
  Flower Rhododendron
  Bird Japanese bush-warbler
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Tsukui (津久井町, Tsukui-machi) was a town located in Tsukui District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

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.

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.


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