Sōsa District, Chiba

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

The district was dissolved March 27, 2006 when the town of Hikari was merged with the town of Yokoshiba (from Sanbu District) to create the town of Yokoshibahikari, with the new town designated as part of Sanbu District.

History

During the early Meiji period establishment of the municipality system on April 1, 1889, Sōsa District, consisting of one town (Fukuoka) and 13 villages were formed.

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