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Shimofusa, Chiba

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Country
  
Japan

Prefecture
  
Chiba Prefecture

Area
  
32 km²

Population
  
7,868 (Feb 2006)

Region
  
Kantō

Website
  
Town of Shimofusa

Local time
  
Saturday 11:26 PM

District
  
Katori District

Shimofusa, Chiba

Merged
  
March 27, 2006 (now part of Narita)

Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Weather
  
5°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 79% Humidity

Shimofusa (下総町, Shimofusa-machi) was a town located in Katori District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

During the Edo period, the area of present-day Shimofusa was part of Takaoka Domain, a minor feudal domain of the Tokugawa shogunate. Modern Namekawa Village was established on April 1, 1889. On February 11, 1955 it merged with the villages of Takaoka and Komikado to form the town of Shimofusa.

On March 27, 2006, Shimofusa, along with the town of Taiei (also from Katori District), was merged into the expanded city of Narita, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.

In February 2006 (the last data available before its merger into Narita), the town had an estimated population of 7,868 and a population density of 246 persons per km2. Its total area was 32.00 km2.

Education

Shimofusa High School (千葉県立下総高等学校) is located in the former town.

References

Shimofusa, Chiba Wikipedia