Toyoda, Shizuoka

Toyoda
豊田町
Former municipality

Location of Toyoda in Shizuoka Prefecture
Country Japan
Region Chūbu (Chūbu)
Prefecture Shizuoka Prefecture
District Iwata
Merged April 1, 2005
(now part of Iwata)
Area
  Total 19.82 km2 (7.65 sq mi)
Population (April 1, 2005)
  Total 29,591
  Density 1,493/km2 (3,870/sq mi)
Symbols
  Tree Osmanthus
  Flower Wisteria
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Toyoda (豊田町 Toyoda-chō) was a town located in Iwata District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Toyoda was founded in 1973.

As of March 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 29,591 and a density of 1,493 persons per km². The total area was 19.82 km². The town was served by Toyoda Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line railway.

On April 1, 2005, Toyoda, along with the towns of Fukude and Ryūyō, and the village of Toyooka (all from Iwata District), was merged into the expanded city of Iwata and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.


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