Sagara, Shizuoka
Encyclopedia
was a town
located in Haibara District
, Shizuoka
, Japan
.
On October 11, 2005 Sagara was merged
with the town of Haibara
, also from Haibara District
, to form the new city of Makinohara
, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.
During the Edo period
, Sagara was the center of Sagara Domain
. It was incorporated as a town in 1889. At the time of its merger to form Makinohara, the town had an estimated population
of 25,656 and a density
of 441 persons per km². The total area was 58.14 km².
Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
located in Haibara District
Haibara District, Shizuoka
Haibara is a district located in Shizuoka, Japan.As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 95,091 and a density of 126.88 persons per km²...
, Shizuoka
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
, Japan
Japan
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.
On October 11, 2005 Sagara was merged
Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan
Municipal mergers and dissolutions carried out in Japan can take place within one municipality or between multiple municipalities and are required to be based upon consensus.- Merger policy:...
with the town of Haibara
Haibara, Shizuoka
was a town located in Haibara District, Shizuoka, Japan.On October 11, 2005 Haibara was merged with the neighboring town of Sagara, also from Haibara District, to form the new city of Makinohara....
, also from Haibara District
Haibara District, Shizuoka
Haibara is a district located in Shizuoka, Japan.As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 95,091 and a density of 126.88 persons per km²...
, to form the new city of Makinohara
Makinohara, Shizuoka
is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 48,745 and a density of 436 persons per km². The total area was 111.68 km².-Geography:...
, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.
During the Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
, Sagara was the center of Sagara Domain
Sagara Domain
' was a Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period, located in Tōtōmi Province. Yokosuka was a Fudai domain. It was centered in what is now the Sagara district of Makinohara city, Shizuoka Prefecture.-History:...
. It was incorporated as a town in 1889. At the time of its merger to form Makinohara, the town had an estimated population
Population
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of 25,656 and a density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 441 persons per km². The total area was 58.14 km².