Tsuruta, Aomori
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Tsuruta 鶴田町 |
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Tsuruta town hall
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 Location of Tsuruta in Aomori Prefecture |
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 Tsuruta
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| Coordinates: 40°45′31.7″N 140°25′42.7″E / 40.758806°N 140.428528°ECoordinates: 40°45′31.7″N 140°25′42.7″E / 40.758806°N 140.428528°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Tōhoku | ||
| Prefecture | Aomori Prefecture | ||
| District | Kitatsugaru | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 46.43 km2 (17.93 sq mi) | ||
| Population (November 1, 2015) | |||
| • Total | 13,429 | ||
| • Density | 289/km2 (750/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • Tree | Japanese black pine | ||
| • Flower | Apple | ||
| • Bird | Red-crowned crane | ||
| Address |
200-1 Hayase, Tsuruta-machi, Kitatsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-3503 |
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| Website | www |
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Tsuruta (鶴田町 Tsuruta-machi?) is a town located in Kitatsugaru District of northeastern Aomori Prefecture in the northern Tōhoku region of Japan. As of November 2015, the town had an estimated population of 13,429 and a population density of 289 persons per km2. Its total area was 46.4 square kilometres (17.9 sq mi). The name "Tsuruta" is a combination of the character for crane (鶴) with that for rice field (田).
Tsuruta is located at the base of Tsugaru Peninsula. The town has a hot humid continental climate characterized by short warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. Tsuruta Town Office, approximately in the center of town, is 25 kilometers from the Sea of Japan and about 45 kilometers from Aomori City, the capital of Aomori Prefecture.
The area around Tsuruta was controlled by the Nambu clan of Morioka Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, in 1895 it was formed into a village. It was elevated to town status on October 1, 1941. On March 1, 1955, it annexed the neighboring villages of Umezawa, Rokugo, and Mizumoto, and on November 1, 1958 it also annexed a portion of Itayanagi.
The economy of Tsuruta is heavily dependent on horticulture, especially for apples. Cold-hardy varieties of rice and many varieties of apples are grown in the town. Farmers in the area have developed a strain of apples that does not oxidize (turn brown) when cut.
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