Tsukude, Aichi
| Former municipality | |
| Since | October 1, 2005 |
| Currently part of | Shinshiro |
 Tsukude's location in Aichi, Japan. |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōkai region |
| Prefecture | Aichi |
| District | Minamishitara District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 117.4 km² |
| Population (as of September 1, 2005) | |
| Total | 3,263 |
| Density | 27.8/km² |
| Symbols | |
| Tree | Sciadopitys |
| Flower | Habenaria radiata |
Tsukude (作手村 Tsukude-mura) is a former village located in Minamishitara District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of May 1, 2004, the village had an estimated population of 3,263 and a density of 27.8 persons per km². Its total area was 117.40 km².
[edit] Geography
Tsukude was located in east-central of Aichi Prefecture. Some 90 percent of the village area was covered in mountains and forest, and most was within the borders of the Aichi Kōgen Quasi-National Park
[edit] History
Tsukude was home to the Okudaira clan during the Sengoku period, and to the short-lived Tsukude Domain under the Tokugawa Shogunate of the Edo period. Modern Tsukude village was created through the merger of nine small hamlets on May 1, 1906. On October 1, 2005, Tsukude and the town of Hōrai merged into the city of Shinshiro and ceased to exist as an independent administrative division.
Coordinates: 34°58′25″N 137°25′34″E / 34.97361°N 137.42611°E
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