Sousa District, Chiba

Sousa (匝瑳郡; -gun) was a district located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

The district dissolved on March 27, 2006 and the district has only one town left the day before the dissolution.

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December 8, 1915 - The town of Fukuoka renamed to Yokaichiba.
November 3, 1948 - The district acquired the villages of Yoshida, Iitaka, Toyowa, and Hiyoshi from Katori District.
March 31, 1954 - The villages of Heiwa, Tsubakimi, Sosa, Toyosaka, Suga, Kyoko, Yoshida, Iitaka, and Toyowa merged with the old town of Yokaichiba to form the new town of Yokaichiba.
May 3, 1954 - The villages of Nanjo, Toyo, Shirahama, and Hiyoshi merged to form the town of Hikari.
June 1, 1954 - The villages of Kyowa and Toyohata merged into the town of Asahi in Kaijo District.
July 1, 1954 - The town of Yokaichiba gained city status.
July 17, 1954 - The villages of Sakae and Noda merged to form the new town of Nosaka.
January 23, 2006 - The town of Nosaka merged with the city of Yokaichiba to form the new city of Sosa.
March 27, 2006 - The town of Hikari merged with the town of Yokoshiba from Sanbu District to form the new town of Yokoshibahikari in Sanbu District. Sousa District was dissovled as the result of the merger.