| Sakuma | |||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||
| Settlement Type: | Former municipality | ||||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||||
| Coordinates: | 35.0905°N 137.806°W | ||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu (Tōkai) | ||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Shizuoka Prefecture | ||||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Iwata | ||||
| Extinct Title: | Merged | ||||
| Extinct Date: | July 1, 2005 (now part of Hamamatsu) | ||||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||
| Area Total Km2: | 168.53 | ||||
| Population Total: | 5,394 | ||||
| Population As Of: | June 1, 2005 | ||||
| Population Density Km2: | 32 | ||||
| Timezone1: | JST | ||||
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||||
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||||
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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,[1] [2] and is now part of Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu City.
Sakuma is the location of the Sakuma Dam, an important hydroelectric power plant, and a frequency converter station that permits exchange of power between Japan's two different power systems. Japan's grids are also connected by two other stations, located at Higashi-Shimizu and Shin Shinano.