was a town

Towns of Japan

A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...

 located in Iwata District

Iwata District, Shizuoka

Iwata was a district located in Shizuoka, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 109,260 and a density of 171.17 persons per km²...

, Shizuoka Prefecture

Shizuoka Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...

, Japan

Japan

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. The town's economy was based on agriculture (raising hothouse melons and green tea

Green tea

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) and commercial fishing

Commercial fishing

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.

On April 1, 2005 Fukude, along with the towns of Ryūyō

Ryuyo, Shizuoka

was a town located in Iwata District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Ryūyō, along with the towns of Fukude and Toyoda, and the village of Toyooka, all from Iwata District, was merged into the city of Iwata and thus it no longer exists as an independent municipality.At the time of its...

 and Toyoda

Toyoda, Shizuoka

was a town located in Iwata District, Shizuoka, Japan.Toyoda was founded in 1973. On April 1, 2005 Toyoda, along with the towns of Fukude and Ryūyō, and the village of Toyooka, all from Iwata District, was merged into the city of Iwata and thus it no longer exists as an independent municipality.At...

, and the village of Toyooka

Toyooka, Shizuoka

was a village located in Iwata District, Shizuoka, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Toyooka, along with the towns of Fukude, Ryūyō and Toyoda, all from Iwata District, was merged into the city of Iwata and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.....

, all from Iwata District

Iwata District, Shizuoka

Iwata was a district located in Shizuoka, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 109,260 and a density of 171.17 persons per km²...

, was merged

Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan

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 into the city of Iwata

Iwata, Shizuoka

is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan and is known for being the headquarters of the Yamaha Motor Corporation. Iwata is also home to Júbilo Iwata, a J. League soccer team, as well as Yamaha Jubilo, a rugby team. The population was 170,779 as of March 1, 2010...

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As of March 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population

Population

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 of 19,512 and a density

Population density

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of 1,177 persons per km². The total area was 16.59 km².