is a former village

Villages of Japan

A is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....

 located in Kitashitara District

Kitashitara District, Aichi

is a rural district located in northeastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan.As of August 2010, the district had an estimated population of 10,797 and a population density of 19.5 persons per km²...

, Aichi Prefecture

Aichi Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...

, Japan

Japan

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. As of May 1, 2004, the village had an estimated population

Population

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 of 1,553 and a density

Population density

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 of 29.3 persons per km². The total area was 53.13 km².

Geography

Tsugu was located at the extreme northeast corner of Aichi Prefecture, in an area of 1000-meter mountains. Some 90 percent of the village area was covered in mountains and forest.

History

Kamitsugu and Shimotsugu villages were created on April 1, 1889 within Kitashitara District, but were administered jointly from 1903-1922. On September 30, 1956 the two villages officially merged to form Tsuga Village. On October 1, 2005, Tsugu merged

Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan

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 with the town of Shitara

Shitara, Aichi

is a town located in Kitashitara District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the town had an estimated population of 5,747 and a population density of 21 persons per km². The total area was 273.96 km².-Geography:...

ceased to exist as an independent administrative division.

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