In November 2004, as the result of the consolidation, the former Hikami District announced itself as Tanba city over the opposition of the surrounding areas, although it was the whole former Tanba region that made the name known widely, and not only Sasayama city, which was proud of itself as the city that established some famous brands like "Tanba kuromame (black soybean)", "Tanba matsutake (mushroom)", etc. (from Kobe shinbun, July 17, 2003, etc.), but also the mayor of Ayabe city in Kyoto opposed it (from Kyoto shinbun, July 5, 2003).
丹波の名を広めたのは旧丹波国全域であり、「丹波黒豆」や「丹波松茸」などの丹波ブランドを確立したと自負している篠山市に加え神戸新聞2003年7月17日付記事など、京都府内の綾部市長からも反対の声があったにも関らず京都新聞2003年7月5日、2004年（平成16年）11月、旧氷上郡が町村合併で周囲の反対を押し切る形で丹波市を名乗った。