was a
district
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located in
Chiba Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, 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 ...
,
Japan
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.
The district was dissolved March 27, 2006 when the town of
Hikari was merged with the town of
Yokoshiba (from
Sanbu District) to create the town of
Yokoshibahikari,
with the new town designated as part of Sanbu District.
History
During the early
Meiji period
The was an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912. The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonizatio ...
establishment of the municipality system on April 1, 1889, Sōsa District, consisting of one town (Fukuoka) and 13 villages were formed.
Timeline
* On December 8, 1915 - Fukuoka was renamed Yōkaichiba.
* On November 3, 1948 - the villages of Yoshida, Iitaka, Toyowa, and Hiyoshi (all from
Katori District) were redesignated as part of Sōsa District.
* On March 31, 1954 - the town of Yōkaichiba expanded through annexation of the neighboring villages of Heiwa, Tsubakimi, Sosa, Toyosaka, Suga, Kyoko, Yoshida, Iitaka, and Toyowa.
* On May 3, 1954 - the villages of Nanjo, Toyo, Shirahama, and Hiyoshi were merged to create the town of Hikari.
* On June 1, 1954 - the villages of Kyowa and Toyohata were merged into the town of Asahi in
Kaijo District.
* On July 1, 1954 - Yōkaichiba was elevated to city status.
* On July 17, 1954 - the villages of Sakae and Noda were merged to create the town of
Nosaka, which left the district with two towns and no villages.
* On January 23, 2006 - Nosaka was merged with the city of
Yōkaichiba to create the city of
Sōsa.
* On March 27, 2006 - Hikari was merged with the town of
Yokoshiba (from
Sanbu District) to create the town of
Yokoshibahikari (in Sanbu District). Therefore, Sōsa District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
See also
*
List of dissolved districts of Japan
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sosa District, Chiba
Former districts of Chiba Prefecture