Haruno, Shizuoka

Haruno (春野町, Haruno-chō) was a town located in Shūchi District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Haruno was founded as a town on September 30, 1956.

Haruno 春野町
Former municipality
Flag Emblem
Location of Haruno in Shizuoka Prefecture
Haruno Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35.0022°N 137.9063°E / 35.0022; 137.9063
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Shizuoka Prefecture
District	Shūchi
Merged	July 1, 2005 (now part of Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu)
Area
• Total	252.17 km2 (97.36 sq mi)
Population  (June 1, 2005)
• Total	5,953
• Density	23.6/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Bird	Japanese bush-warbler
Flower	Azalea
Tree	Maple

As of June 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 5,953 and a density of 23.6 persons per km². The total area was 252.17 km². Mount Akiba was located within the town limits.

On July 1, 2005, Haruno, along with the cities of Tenryū and Hamakita, the towns of Hosoe, Inasa and Mikkabi (all from Inasa District), the towns of Misakubo and Sakuma, the village of Tatsuyama (all from Iwata District), and the towns of Maisaka and Yūtō (both from Hamana District), was merged into the expanded city of Hamamatsu, and is now part of Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu.^[1][2]