Shōboku, Okayama

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Country Japan Area 44.9 km² District Katsuta District, Okayama Region Chūgoku region		Prefecture Okayama Prefecture Population 7,494 (2003) Bird Japanese bush warbler Flower Satsuki azalea

Merged February 28, 2005(now part of Tsuyama) Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 0°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 97% Humidity

Shōboku (勝北町, Shōboku-chō) was a town located in Katsuta District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,494 and a density of 166.90 persons per km². The total area was 44.90 km².

On February 28, 2005, Shōboku, along with the town of Kamo, the village of Aba (both from Tomata District), and the town of Kume (from Kume District), was merged into the expanded city of Tsuyama and no longer exists as an independent municipality.