Tsukude Explained

Tsukude
Native Name Lang:ja
Settlement Type:Former municipality
Pushpin Map:Japan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Japan
Coordinates:34.9736°N 137.4261°W
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:Minamishitara
Extinct Title:Merged
Extinct Date:October 1, 2005
(now part of Shinshiro)
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Vice Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:117.4
Population Total:3,263
Population As Of:September 1, 2005
Population Density Km2:27.8
Timezone1:JST
Utc Offset1:+09:00
Blank Name Sec1:City hall address
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was a village located in Minamishitara District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

As of May 1, 2004, the village had an estimated population of 3,263 and a . Its total area was .

Geography

Tsukude was located in east-central of Aichi Prefecture. Some 90 percent of the village area was covered in mountains and forest, and most was within the borders of the Aichi Kōgen Quasi-National Park

History

Tsukude was home to the Okudaira clan during the Sengoku period, and to the short-lived Tsukude Domain under the Tokugawa Shogunate of the Edo period.

Modern Tsukude village was created through the merger of nine small hamlets on May 1, 1906.

On October 1, 2005, Tsukude, along with the town of Hōrai (also from Minamishitara District), was merged into the expanded city of Shinshiro and has ceased to exist as an independent municipality.