 is a district located in saitama prefecture, japan. as of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 61,755 and a density of 77.58 persons per kmÂ². the total area is 796.03&nbsp;kmÂ². ==history== according to text in the sendai kuji hongi (kujiki), there was an area called chichibu province during the reign of emperor sujin.enbutsu, sumiko. (1990). chichibu: japan's hidden treasure, p. 13. since ancient times, chichibu-jinja has been the main shinto shrine in the district."chichibu shrine" at sainokuni-kanko.jp; retrieved 2013-1-26. in the nara period, copper was discovered in the district.titsingh, isaac. (1834). annales des empereurs du japon, p. 63. in the edo period, a pilgrimage route linked together 34 sacred sites of the old chichibu provinceharold bolitho. (2003). "tokugawa japan's tourist revolution," treasures of the yenching: seventy-fifth anniversary of the harvard-yenching library, p. 40. ==timeline==  *708: deposits of the metal copper was discovered in the region and offered to the imperial court. the era name wadÅ (åé, meaning "japanese copper") was proclaimed in recognition of this welcome event in the initial months of empress gemmei's reign. the copper was used to mint wadÅ kaihÅ or wadÅ kaichin, which are amongst the oldest examples of coinage in japan. *1884: the chichibu incident: uprising of impoverished peasants under the influence of the freedom and people's rights movement. seven were sentenced to death and over 4,000 people were punished. *1889: Åmiya town was founded. *1914: chichibu railway was opened. *1916: Åmiya town was renamed chichibu town. *1946 (december 1): the town of mino was split off to the town of minano and the villages of misawa, kunikami, hinozawa, kanazawa and ota. *1948 (april 1): the district transferred the village of yano to kodama district. *1950 (april 1): the town of chichibu changed to chichibu city. *1954: chichibu city absorbed harase, haraya, hisana, kuna, odamaki and otasho villages. *1955 (february 11): yokoze is created when yokoze and agakubo villages are merged; and [[tokigawa, saitama (vi
Chichibu_District,_Saitama Districts_in_Saitama_Prefecture