Ōsuka | |||
Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
Settlement Type: | Former municipality | ||
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||
Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu (Tōkai) | ||
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
Subdivision Name2: | Shizuoka Prefecture | ||
Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
Subdivision Name3: | Ogasa | ||
Extinct Title: | Merged | ||
Extinct Date: | April 1, 2005 (now part of Kakegawa) | ||
Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
Unit Pref: | Metric | ||
Area Total Km2: | 33.71 | ||
Population Total: | 12,369 | ||
Population As Of: | April 1, 2005 | ||
Population Density Km2: | 367 | ||
Timezone1: | JST | ||
Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||
Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||
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was a town located in Ogasa District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
As of April 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 12,369 and a density of 367 persons per km2. The total area was 33.71 km2. Its main agricultural products were green tea, melons, and strawberries.
On April 1, 2005, Ōsuka, along with the town of Daitō (also from Ogasa District), was merged into the expanded city of Kakegawa.[1]
During the Edo period, Ōsuka was the center of Yokosuka Domain. The town was formed in 1956 through the merger of former Yokosuka Town with Obuchi Village.