was a
city
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located in western
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,555,818 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Pref ...
,
Japan
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. Tenryū was founded on November 3, 1958.
Population
On April 1, 2005, the city had an estimated
population
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of 22,643 and a
density
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of 124.65 persons per km
2. The total area was 181.65 km
2. It is now part of
Tenryū-ku
is one of the three wards of the city of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is bordered by Kita-ku and Hamakita-ku in Hamamatsu, the cities of Shimada and Iwata and towns of Mori and Kawanehon in Shizuoka, Shishiro, Tōei and To ...
when the city of Hamamatsu became a
designated city
A , also known as a or , is a Japanese city that has a population greater than 500,000 and has been designated as such by order of the Cabinet of Japan under Article 252, Section 19, of the Local Autonomy Law.
Designated cities are delegate ...
on April 1, 2007.
History
On July 1, 2005, Tenryū, along with the city of
Hamakita, the town of
Haruno (from
Shūchi District, the towns of
Hosoe,
Inasa and
Mikkabi (all from
Inasa District), the towns of
Sakuma and
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
is a Cities of Japan, city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. In September 2023, the city had an estimated population of 780,128 in 340,591 households, making it the prefecture's largest city, with a population density of over the t ...
.
Transportation
Tenryū was served by two railway lines:
Nishi-Kajima Station on the
Enshū Railway Line
The Enshū Railway Line, officially the , is a Japanese railway line in Shizuoka Prefecture, running north from Shin-Hamamatsu Station in Chūō Ward to Nishi-Kajima Station in Tenryū Ward, all within Hamamatsu. This is the only railway line ...
and
Tenryū-Futamata Station
270px, Tenryū-Futamata Station building in April 2008
is a railway station in Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector Tenryū Hamanako Railroad.
Lines
Tenryū-Futamata Station is served by the Tenry ...
on the
Tenryū Hamanako Railroad Tenryū Hamanako Line Tenryū may refer to:
*Tenryū, Shizuoka, a city
*Tenryū, Nagano, a village
*Tenryū River
*Tenryū-ji, a temple
* , several ships
People with the name
* Tenryū Saburō (Saburo Wakuta, 1903-1989), Japanese sumo wrestler and martial arts fighter
...
.
References
External links
Hamamatsu official website
Dissolved municipalities of Hamamatsu
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