was a

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located in

Sanbu District 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 ...

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. Asahi Village was established on April 1, 1889, within Musha District. It changed its name to Yokoshiba on December 28, 1892. Musha District became part of Sanbu District from April 1, 1897. On May 10, 1897, Yokoshiba was elevated to town status. It expanded through the annexation of the neighboring villages of Ōfusa and Kamisakae on July 1, 1955. On March 27, 2006, Yokoshiba, along with the town of

Hikari may refer to: Places * Hikari Station, a station on Sanyō Main Line in Hikari, Yamaguchi * Hikari, Chiba, a former town in Sousa District, Chiba, Japan * Hikari, Yamaguchi, a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan People * Hikari (name), people a ...

(from Sōsa District), was merged to create the town of

Yokoshibahikari is a town located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 23,467 in 9771 households and a population density of 350 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Yokoshibahikari is located in northeas ...

, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality. Sōsa District was dissolved as a result of this merger. As of November 1, 2005, (the last census data prior to the merger) the town had an estimated

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of 14,589 and a

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of 434 persons per km². The total area was 33.60 km².

References

External links

Yokoshibahikari official website
Dissolved municipalities of Chiba Prefecture Yokoshibahikari {{Chiba-geo-stub