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Tsukui, Kanagawa

Tsukui
津久井町
Former municipality
Location of Tsukui in Kanagawa Prefecture
Location of Tsukui in Kanagawa Prefecture
Tsukui is located in Japan
Tsukui
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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