| Tsugu | |||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||
| Settlement Type: | Former municipality | ||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu (Tōkai) | ||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Aichi Prefecture | ||||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Kitashitara | ||||
| Extinct Title: | Merged | ||||
| Extinct Date: | October 1, 2005 (now part of Shitara) | ||||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||
| Area Total Km2: | 53.13 | ||||
| Population Total: | 1,553 | ||||
| Population As Of: | October 1, 2004 | ||||
| Population Density Km2: | 29.3 | ||||
| Timezone1: | JST | ||||
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||||
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||||
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was a village located in Kitashitara District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
As of May 1, 2004, the village had an estimated population of 1,553 and a density of 29.3 persons per km2. The total area was 53.13 km2.
Tsugu was located at the extreme northeast corner of Aichi Prefecture, in an area of 1000-meter mountains. Some 90 percent of the village area was covered in mountains and forest.
Kamitsugu and Shimotsugu villages were created on April 1, 1889 within Kitashitara District, but were administered jointly from 1903 to 1922. On September 30, 1956 the two villages officially merged to form Tsugu Village.
On October 1, 2005, Tsugu was merged into the expanded town of Shitara, and has ceased to exist as an independent municipality.