- Kawane, Shizuoka
Infobox City Japan
Name= Kawane
JapaneseName= 川根町
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Region= Chūbu
Prefecture= Shizuoka
District= Haibara District
Area_km2= 120.48
PopDate= July 2005
Population= 6,236
Density_km2= 51.76
Coords= coord|34|57|N|138|5|E|region:JP_type:city
Tree=cryptomeria
Flower=sakura
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Mayor= Takumi Matahira
CityHallPostalCode= 428-0104
CityHallAddress= 336-3 Teyama, Kawane-chō, Haibara-gun, Shizuoka-ken
CityHallPhone= 547-53-4580
CityHallLink= [http://www.town.kawane.shizuoka.jp/ Town of Kawane]nihongo|Kawane|川根町|Kawane-chō was a town located in Haibara District, Shizuoka,
Japan . It is notable for its production of Shizuokatea Geography
There are a number of surrounding municipalities, including:
*Aoi-ku,Shizuoka city
*Tenryū-ku,Hamamatsu
*Shimada
*Fujieda
*Kawanehon, Haibara District
*Mori, Shuchi DistrictHistory
*April 1, 1889 - "Shimokawane Village" founded from the merger of three pre-Meiji villages.
*January 1, 1955 - Merged part of Ikumi Village in Shida District.
*February 26, 1955 - Merged Sasama Village in Shida District.
*April 1, 1955 - Shimokawane Village was reclassified as Kawane Town.
*April 1, 2008 - Kawane Town was merged into Shimada City.External links
* [http://www.town.kawane.shizuoka.jp/ Kawane official website] in Japanese
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