Sanbu District
Template:Nihongo is a district located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> 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 Template:Convert.
Towns and villages
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.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
History
During the early Meiji period establishment of the municipality system on April 1, 1889, the districts of Template:Nihongo with 3 towns and 14 villages, and Template:Nihongo 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.