- Fukuroi, Shizuoka
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Name= Fukuroi
JapaneseName= 袋井市
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Region=Chūbu
Prefecture= Shizuoka
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Area_km2= 108.56
PopDate=October 1 ,2005
Population= 84,175
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Coords= coord|34|45|N|137|55|E|region:JP_type:city
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CityHallPostalCode= 437-8666
CityHallAddress= 1-1-1 Niiya, Fukuroi-shi, Shizuoka-ken
CityHallPhone= 0538-44-3104
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.fukuroi.shizuoka.jp/ City of Fukuroi] nihongo|Fukuroi|袋井市|Fukuroi-shi is a city located in Shizuoka,Japan . OnApril 1 ,2005 , the city merged with the town of Asaba from Iwata District.History
*Former city of Fukuroi
**1889 — founded as the town of Yamana
**1909 — the town was renamed to Fukuori
**1928 — merged with the village of Kasai from Iwata District
**1948 — merged with the village of Kudonishi from Shuchi District
**1952 — merged with the village of Kudo from Iwata District
**1954 — merged with the village of Imai from Iwata District
**1955 — The village of Ugari and the town of Yamanashi merged to form the town of Yamanashi in Shuchi District. Fukuroi merged with the town of Mikawa from Iwata District.
**1956 — merged with the village of Tahara from Iwata District (Niike, Matsufukuroi, and parts of Hikojima) and the village of Kasahara from Ogasa District(Okazaki and parts of Yamazaki)
**November 3 ,1958 — gained city status
**1963 — merged with the town of Yamanashi from Shuchi District
**2002 — Fukuroi played host to some fixtures during the2002 FIFA World Cup (Shizuoka Stadium ).
*Former town of Asaba from Iwata District
**1955 — The village of Higashiasaba, Nishiasaba, Kamiasaba, and Sachiura merged to form the village of Asaba.
**1956 — gained town status
*April 1 ,2005 — The city of Fukuroi and the village of Asaba merged to form the city of Fukuroi.ister Cities
Within Japan
*Narakawa, Kiso District, Nagano (now the city of Shiojiri) — Signed on
October 28 ,2001 Overseas
*Hillsboro,
Oregon ,United States — Signed onNovember 3 ,1988 External links
* [http://www.city.fukuroi.shizuoka.jp/ Fukuroi official website] in Japanese
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