Sakuma, Shizuoka
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Sakuma 佐久間町 |
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| Former municipality | |
 Location of Sakuma in Shizuoka Prefecture |
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 Sakuma
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| Coordinates: 35°05′26″N 137°48′22″E / 35.090452°N 137.80602°ECoordinates: 35°05′26″N 137°48′22″E / 35.090452°N 137.80602°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) |
| Prefecture | Shizuoka Prefecture |
| District | Iwata |
| Merged | July 1, 2005 (now part of Hamamatsu) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 168.53 km2 (65.07 sq mi) |
| Population (June 1, 2005) | |
| • Total | 5,394 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Symbols | |
| • Tree | Cryptomeria |
| • Flower | Azalea |
| • Bird | Japanese white-eye |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
Sakuma (佐久間町 Sakuma-chō?) was a town located in Iwata District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
At the time of its merger, the town had an estimated population of 5,394 and a density of 32 persons per km2. The total area was 168.53 km2.
On July 1, 2005, Sakuma, along with the cities of Tenryū and Hamakita, the town of Haruno (from Shūchi District), the towns of Hosoe, Inasa and Mikkabi (all from Inasa District), the town of Misakubo, the village of Tatsuyama (all from Iwata District), and the towns of Maisaka and Yūtō (both from Hamana District), was merged into the expanded city of Hamamatsu, and is now part of Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu City.
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