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was a
village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
located in
Kitashitara District is a rural district located in northeastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the district had an estimated population of 8,595 and a population density of 15.5 persons per km2. Its total area was 554.51 km2. Towns and villag ...
, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of May 1, 2004, the village had an estimated
population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using ...
of 1,553 and a
density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematicall ...
of 29.3 persons per km2. The total area was 53.13 km2.


Geography

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.


History

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 A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...
.


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Dissolved municipalities of Aichi Prefecture Shitara, Aichi {{Aichi-geo-stub