Ryūyō, Shizuoka

Ryūyō (竜洋町, Ryūyō-chō) was a town located in Iwata District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Ryūyō 竜洋町
Former municipality
Flag Seal
Location of Ryūyō in Shizuoka Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Chūbu)
Prefecture	Shizuoka Prefecture
District	Iwata
Merged	April 1, 2005 (now part of Iwata)
Area
• Total	23.62 km2 (9.12 sq mi)
Population  (April 1, 2005)
• Total	19,756
• Density	836/km2 (2,170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Flower	Scarlet sage
Tree	pine

Population

As of March 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 19,756 and a density of 836 persons per km². The total area was 23.62 km².

History

On April 1, 2005, Ryūyō, along with the towns of Fukude and Toyoda, and the village of Toyooka (all from Iwata District), was merged into the expanded city of Iwata and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.^[1]