Tsuruda, Kagoshima

Tsuruda (鶴田町, Tsuruda-chō) was a town in Satsuma District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,853 and the density of 62.23 persons per km². The total area was 77.99 km².

On March 22, 2005, Tsuruda, along with the town of Miyanojō (also from Satsuma District), was merged into the expanded town of Satsuma (former name: 薩摩町; current name: さつま町) and no longer exists as an independent municipality.^[1]

References

1. 鹿児島県. "鹿児島県の市町村合併状況". 鹿児島県 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-08.

External links

• Official website of Satsuma (in Japanese)