Sanbu District

Sanbu District ( 山武郡 , Sanbu-gun ) is a district located in Chiba Prefecture , Japan . ^[1] As of January 2013, the district had a population of 49,488 and a population density of 369 persons per km ². The total area is 134.1 square kilometres (51.8 sq mi).

Towns and villages [ edit ]

Elevation of ?amishirasato to city status [ edit ]

?amishirasato , formerly a town in Sanbu District, was elevated to city status on January 1, 2013, and is no longer part of Sanbu District. ^[2]^[3]^[4]

History [ edit ]

During the early Meiji period establishment of the municipality system on April 1, 1889, the districts of Yamabe District ( 山?郡 , Yamabe-gun ) with 3 towns and 14 villages, and Musha District ( 武射郡 , Musha-gun ) with 1 towns and 14 villages were created in what was formerly the north-eastern portion of Kazusa Province . The two districts were formally merged into the new Sanbu District on April 1, 1897.

Mergers [ edit ]

On March 27, 2006, the towns of Sanbu , Naruto , Hasunuma and Matsuo merged to form the new city of Sanmu .
On March 27, 2006, the town of Yokoshiba merged with Hikari from S?sa District to form the new town of Yokoshibahikari in Sanbu District.

References [ edit ]

^ "山武郡" [Sanbu District]. Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 173191044 . dlc 2009238904. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25 . Retrieved 2012-12-07 .
^ Ishii, S?seki, ed. (May 2012). 平成25年１月１日大網白里市誕生に向けて [Toward the formation of the city of ?amishirasato on Jan. 1, 2013] (PDF) . H?koku ?amishirasato (in Japanese) (541). ?amishirasato-machi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan: ?amishirasato-machi, Hissho K?h?ka, K?h? T?keihan: 2 . Retrieved May 10, 2012 .
^ Yoshimura, Kenji (March 2, 2012). 大網白里町:名?「大網白里市」に?年１月 [Town of ?amishirasato will be named "City of ?amishirasato" in January 2013]. Mainichi Shinbun (in Japanese). Tokyo: Mainichi Newspapers. OCLC 10684368 . Archived from the original on 2012-07-10 . Retrieved May 10, 2012 .
^ 新市へ５８年の?史に幕　大網白里町で閉町式 [After 58 Years, a New City: a Ceremony for the Closing of the Town of ?amishirasato]. Chiba Nippo (in Japanese). Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan: Chiba Nippo Co., Ltd. 2012-12-29 . Retrieved 2012-12-31 .

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[1] "山武郡" [Sanbu District]. Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 173191044 . dlc 2009238904. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25 . Retrieved 2012-12-07 .

[2] Ishii, S?seki, ed. (May 2012). 平成25年１月１日大網白里市誕生に向けて [Toward the formation of the city of ?amishirasato on Jan. 1, 2013] (PDF) . H?koku ?amishirasato (in Japanese) (541). ?amishirasato-machi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan: ?amishirasato-machi, Hissho K?h?ka, K?h? T?keihan: 2 . Retrieved May 10, 2012 .

[3] Yoshimura, Kenji (March 2, 2012). 大網白里町:名?「大網白里市」に?年１月 [Town of ?amishirasato will be named "City of ?amishirasato" in January 2013]. Mainichi Shinbun (in Japanese). Tokyo: Mainichi Newspapers. OCLC 10684368 . Archived from the original on 2012-07-10 . Retrieved May 10, 2012 .

[4] 新市へ５８年の?史に幕　大網白里町で閉町式 [After 58 Years, a New City: a Ceremony for the Closing of the Town of ?amishirasato]. Chiba Nippo (in Japanese). Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan: Chiba Nippo Co., Ltd. 2012-12-29 . Retrieved 2012-12-31 .

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