Sanbu District

Sanbu District (山武郡, Sanbu-gun) is a district located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

The total area is 134.1 square kilometres (51.8 sq mi).

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] During the early Meiji period establishment of the municipality system on April 1, 1889, the districts of Yamabe District (山辺郡, 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.

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