was a

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located in Haibara District,

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. It is notable for its production of Shizuoka

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. As of July 1, 2005, the town had an estimated

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of 6,236 and a

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of 51.76 persons per km². The total area was 120.48 km². On April 1, 2008, Kawane was merged into the expanded city of Shimada and thus no longer exists as an independent

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Geography

There are a number of surrounding municipalities, including: * Aoi-ku,

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* Tenryū-ku,

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* Shimada * Fujieda * Kawanehon, Haibara District *

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, Shuchi District

History

*April 1, 1889 - "Shimokawane Village" founded from the merger of three pre-Meiji villages. *January 1, 1955 - Merged part of Ikumi Village in Shida District. *February 26, 1955 - Merged Sasama Village in Shida District. *April 1, 1955 - Shimokawane Village was reclassified as Kawane Town. *April 1, 2008 - Kawane Town was merged into Shimada City.

External links

Shimada official website
Populated places established in 1889 Populated places disestablished in 2008 2008 disestablishments in Japan Dissolved municipalities of Shizuoka Prefecture Shimada, Shizuoka {{Shizuoka-geo-stub