Nozaka
Former municipality
Native name野栄町
Coordinates35°39′50″N 140°34′36.90″E
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureChiba Prefecture
DistrictSōsa
MergedJanuary 23, 2006
(now part of Sōsa)
Unit prefMetric
Area total21.03 km²
Population total9,894
Population as ofSeptember 30, 2005
Population density460 km²
Time zoneJST (UTC+09:00)
Nosaka, Chiba
TreePinus thunbergii
FlowerCamellia sasanqua

Nosaka (野栄町, Nosaka-machi) was a town located in Sōsa District Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

History

Noda and Sakae villages were established on April 1, 1889, within Sōsa District, Chiba. The two villages merged on July 17, 1954, to form Nosaka Town.

Merge

On January 23, 2006, Nozaka was merged with the neighboring city of Yōkaichiba to create the city of Sōsa.