was a
town
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Origin and use
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located in
Sanbu District,
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the ...
,
Japan
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.
Matsuo Village was formed on April 1, 1889 within
Musha District. Musha District became part of Sanbu District from April 1, 1897. On August 31, 1898, Matsuo was raised to town status. It expanded through the annexation of the neighboring villages of Ohira and Toyooka on February 1, 1955.
On March 27, 2006, Matsuo, along with the towns of
Narutō and
Sanbu
is a district located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. 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 .
Towns and villages
* Kujūkuri
* Shibayama
* Yokoshibahikari
Eleva ...
, and the village of
Hasunuma (all from
Sanbu District), was merged to create the city of
Sanmu, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.
As of November 1, 2005, (the last census data prior to the merger) the town had an estimated
population
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of 11,121 and a
population density
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of 296 persons per km². The total area was 37.59 km².
External links
Sanmu official website
Dissolved municipalities of Chiba Prefecture
Sanmu
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