| Yōkaichiba | |||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||
| Settlement Type: | Former municipality | ||||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||||
| Coordinates: | 35.7°N 140.5604°W | ||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Kantō | ||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Chiba Prefecture | ||||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||||
| Extinct Title: | Merged | ||||
| Extinct Date: | January 23, 2006 (now part of Sōsa) | ||||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||
| Area Total Km2: | 80.75 | ||||
| Population Total: | 32,227 | ||||
| Population As Of: | September 30, 2005 | ||||
| Population Density Km2: | 399 | ||||
| Timezone1: | JST | ||||
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||||
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||||
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was a city located in northeastern Chiba Prefecture, Japan.[1]
Fukuoka Town was established on April 1, 1889, within Sōsa District, Chiba. It changed its name to Yōkaichiba on December 8, 1915. On March 31, 1954, the town expanded greatly through the annexation of the neighboring villages of Heiwa, Chinkai, Sōsa, Toyosaka, Suga, Kyōkō, Yoshida, Iidaka, and Toyowa, all within Sōsa District. Yōkaichiba was elevated to city status on July 1, 1954.[2]
On January 23, 2006, Yōkaichiba was merged with the town of Nosaka (from Sōsa District) to create the city of Sōsa.
Yōkaichiba Tōshō-gū is a local Shinto shrine.