Hosoe (細江町, Hosoe-chō) was a town located in Inasa District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Hosoe was established as a town on April 1, 1955.
Hosoe
細江町 | |
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Former municipality | |
 Flag  Emblem | |
 Location of Hosoe in Shizuoka Prefecture | |
  Hosoe Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 34°48′22″N 137°39′4″E / 34.80611°N 137.65111°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) |
| Prefecture | Shizuoka Prefecture |
| District | Inasa |
| Merged | April 1, 2005 (now part of Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu) |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.18 km2 (13.20 sq mi) |
| Population (June 1, 2005) | |
• Total | 22,005 |
| • Density | 643.9/km2 (1,668/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Indian spot-billed duck |
| Flower | Yoshino sakura |
As of June 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 22,005 and a density of 643.9 persons per km2. The total area was 34.18 km2.
On July 1, 2005, Hosoe, along with the cities of Tenryū and Hamakita, town of Haruno (from Shūchi District), the towns of Inasa and Mikkabi (all from Inasa District), the towns of Misakubo and Sakuma, 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,[1][2] and is now part of Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu City.
References
edit- ^ 浜松市. "合併の経緯". 浜松市公式ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-07.
平成17年7月1日、浜松市、浜北市、天竜市、舞阪町、雄踏町、細江町、引佐町、三ヶ日町、春野町、佐久間町、水窪町及び龍山村の12市町村が合併して、新しい浜松市が誕生しました。
- ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 [Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register] (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 142.
Tenryu-shi, Hamakita-shi, Haruno-cho, Tatsuyama-mura, Sakuma-cho, Misakubo-cho, Maisaka-cho, Yuto-cho, Hosoe-cho, Inasa-cho, and Mikkabi-cho were incorporated into Hamamatsu-shi as of July 1, 2005.
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