Sanbu District Explained

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 km². The total area is 134.1km2.

Towns and villages

• Kujūkuri
• Shibayama
• Yokoshibahikari

Elevation of Ōamishirasato to city status

Ōamishirasato, 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

During the early Meiji period establishment of the municipality system on April 1, 1889, the districts of with 3 towns and 14 villages, and 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

• 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 Sōsa District to form the new town of Yokoshibahikari in Sanbu District.

References

35.638°N 140.514°W

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei . 山武郡 . 2012-12-07 . 2012 . Shogakukan . Tokyo . Japanese . Sanbu District . dlc 2009238904 . 173191044 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ . 2007-08-25 .
2. Ishii, Sōseki . May 2012 . ja: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 Ōamishirasato on Jan. 1, 2013 . Hōkoku Ōamishirasato . 541 . 2 . Ōamishirasato-machi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan . Ōamishirasato-machi, Hissho Kōhōka, Kōhō Tōkeihan . Japanese . May 10, 2012 . http://www.town.oamishirasato.chiba.jp/cmsfiles/contents/0000002/2886/p02.pdf.
3. News: ja:大網白里町:名称「大網白里市」に来年１月 . Town of Ōamishirasato will be named "City of Ōamishirasato" in January 2013 . Yoshimura, Kenji . http://mainichi.jp/area/chiba/news/20120302ddlk12010092000c.html . Mainichi Shinbun . Mainichi Newspapers . Tokyo . 10684368 . March 2, 2012 . May 10, 2012 . Japanese . dead . https://archive.today/20120710125425/http://mainichi.jp/area/chiba/news/20120302ddlk12010092000c.html . 2012-07-10 .
4. News: ja:新市へ５８年の歴史に幕　大網白里町で閉町式 . http://www.chibanippo.co.jp/c/news/local/116577 . Chiba Nippo . Chiba Nippo Co., Ltd. . Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan . 2012-12-29 . 2012-12-31 . Japanese . After 58 Years, a New City: a Ceremony for the Closing of the Town of Ōamishirasato.