Haruno, Shizuoka

Haruno
春野町
Former municipality
Flag of Haruno
Official seal of Haruno
Location of Haruno in Shizuoka Prefecture
Location of Haruno in Shizuoka Prefecture
Haruno is located in Japan
Haruno
Haruno
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°00′08″N 137°54′23″E / 35.0022°N 137.9063°E / 35.0022; 137.9063
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Tōkai)
PrefectureShizuoka Prefecture
DistrictShūchi
MergedJuly 1, 2005
(now part of Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu)
Area
 • Total252.17 km2 (97.36 sq mi)
Population
 (June 1, 2005)
 • Total5,953
 • Density23.6/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
BirdJapanese bush-warbler
FlowerAzalea
TreeMaple

Haruno (春野町, Haruno-chō) was a town located in Shūchi District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Haruno was founded as a town on September 30, 1956.

As of June 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 5,953 and a density of 23.6 persons per km2. The total area was 252.17 km2. Mount Akiba was located within the town limits.

On July 1, 2005, Haruno, along with the cities of Tenryū and Hamakita, the towns of Hosoe, Inasa and Mikkabi (all from Inasa District), the towns of Misakubo and Sakuma, 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, and is now part of Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu.[1][2]

  1. ^ 浜松市. "合併の経緯". 浜松市公式ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-07. 平成17年7月1日、浜松市、浜北市、天竜市、舞阪町、雄踏町、細江町、引佐町、三ヶ日町、春野町、佐久間町、水窪町及び龍山村の12市町村が合併して、新しい浜松市が誕生しました。
  2. ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 [Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register] (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 142. Tenryu-shi, Hamakita-shi, Haruno-cho, Tatsuyama-mura, Sakuma-cho, Misakubo-cho, Maisaka-cho, Yuto-cho, Hosoe-cho, Inasa-cho,and Mikkabi-cho were incorporated into Hamamatsu-shi as of July 1, 2005.