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located in

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 t ...

, Japan. As of 2011, the district has an estimated population of 43,480 and a

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of 845 persons per km². The total area is 51.48 km². There are two towns within the district. * Sakae *

Shisui is a town located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 20,660 in 9,888 households and a population density of 1100 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Etymology The name of Shisui in the Japanese l ...

District timeline

*January 1, 1957 - Parts of Yotsukaidō merged into the city of Sakura. *September 1, 1964 - The village of Shiroi gained town status. *April 1, 1981 - The town of Yotsukaidō gained city status. *April 1, 1985 - The village of

Tomisato file:Gas holder tomisato.JPG, 260px, Chiba Gas LNG storage tank in Tomisato is a Cities of Japan, city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 49,914 in 23,753 households and a population density of 930 perso ...

gained town status. *April 1, 1992 - The town of Yachimata gained city status. *April 1, 1996 - The town of Inzai gained city status. *April 1, 2001 - The town of Shiroi gained city status. *April 1, 2002 - The town of Tomisato gained city status. *March 23, 2010 - The villages of Inba and Motono merged into the city of Inzai. Districts in Chiba Prefecture {{Chiba-geo-stub