{{Infobox settlement | name = Sanbu | official_name = | native_name = {{nobold|山武町}} | native_name_lang = ja | settlement_type = Former municipality | other_name = | image_map = Chiba-Sanbu-town.png | map_caption = Location of Sanbu in Chiba Prefecture | pushpin_map = Japan | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Japan | coordinates = {{coord|35|38|27|N|140|22|12|E|region:JP|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Japan | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Kantō | subdivision_type2 = Prefecture | subdivision_name2 = Chiba Prefecture | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_name3 = Sanbu | extinct_title = Merged | extinct_date = March 27, 2006<br />(now part of Sanmu) | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = | leader_title1 = Vice Mayor | leader_name1 = | unit_pref = Metric | area_total_km2 = 52.05 | population_total = 19,779 | population_as_of = February 1, 2006 | population_density_km2 = 380 | timezone1 = JST | utc_offset1 = +09:00 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | blank_name_sec1 = City hall address | blank_info_sec1 = | module = {{Infobox place symbols| embedded=yes | tree = Cryptomeria | flower = Lilium auratum | bird = | butterfly = | fish = }} }}
{{nihongo|'''Sambu'''|山武町|Sanbu-machi}} was a town located in Sanbu District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Sanbu Town was formed on March 1, 1955 through the merger of the villages of Mutsuoka and Hyūga.
On March 27, 2006, Sanbu, along with the towns of Matsuo and Narutō, and the village of Hasunuma (all from Sanbu District), was merged to create the city of Sanmu,<ref>{{Cite web |title=総務省｜令和2年版 地方財政白書｜資料編 〔附属資料〕 昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績 |trans-title=Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60 |url=https://www.soumu.go.jp/menu_seisaku/hakusyo/chihou/32data/2020data/r02czs05-03.html |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=総務省 |language=ja}}</ref> and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.
The city name of Sanmu is written with the same ''kanji'' as Sambu, but is pronounced differently.
As of February 1, 2006, (the last census data prior to the merger) the town had an estimated population of 19,779 and a population density of 380 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area was 52.05 km<sup>2</sup>.
== References == {{Refs}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.town.sambu.chiba.jp/ Sanbu official website] {{in lang|ja}} (Archive) * [https://www.city.sammu.lg.jp/ Sanmu official website] {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Dissolved municipalities of Chiba Prefecture Category:Sanmu
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