Sanmu (山武市; -shi) is a city located in Sanbu District, Chiba, Japan. It was formed on March 27, 2006 by the merger of the towns of Sanbu, Naruto, Hasunuma and Matsuo. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Sanbu (山武郡; -gun) is a district located in Chiba, Japan. ... Chiba Prefecture (åèç Chiba-ken) is located in the Greater Tokyo Area of Honshu Island, Japan. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sanbu (山武町; -machi) is a town located in Sanbu District, Chiba, Japan. ... Narutō (成東町; -machi) is a town located in Sanbu District, Chiba, Japan. ... Hasunuma (蓮沼村; -mura) is a village located in Sanbu District, Chiba, Japan. ... Matsuo (松尾町; -machi) is a town located in Sanbu District, Chiba, Japan. ...
Note that the city name (Sanmu) is pronounced differently from the town name (Sanbu) even though they are written with the same Japanese characters.