Toyoda, Shizuoka

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

Toyoda

豊田町
Former municipality
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Location of Toyoda in Shizuoka Prefecture
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Chūbu)
PrefectureShizuoka Prefecture
DistrictIwata
MergedApril 1, 2005
(now part of Iwata)
Area
  Total19.82 km2 (7.65 sq mi)
Population
 (April 1, 2005)
  Total29,591
  Density1,493/km2 (3,870/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
FlowerWisteria
TreeOsmanthus

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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