# Sanbu, Chiba

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**Sambu** (山武町, *Sanbu-machi*) was a [town](/source/List_of_towns_in_Japan) located in [Sanbu District](/source/Sanbu_District,_Chiba), [Chiba Prefecture](/source/Chiba_Prefecture), [Japan](/source/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](/source/Matsuo,_Chiba) and [Narutō](/source/Narut%C5%8D,_Chiba), and the village of [Hasunuma](/source/Hasunuma,_Chiba) (all from [Sanbu District](/source/Sanbu_District,_Chiba)), was merged to create the city of [Sanmu](/source/Sanmu,_Chiba),[1] and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.

The city name of Sanmu is written with the same *[kanji](/source/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](/source/Population_density) of 380 persons per km2. The total area was 52.05 km2.

## References

1. ["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"](https://www.soumu.go.jp/menu_seisaku/hakusyo/chihou/32data/2020data/r02czs05-03.html) [Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60] (in Japanese). *総務省*. Retrieved 2024-02-28.

## External links

- [Sanbu official website](https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.town.sambu.chiba.jp/) (in Japanese) (Archive)
- [Sanmu official website](https://www.city.sammu.lg.jp/) (in Japanese)

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