is a
district
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located in
Ibaraki Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,871,199 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated
population
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of 122,478 and a
density
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of 284 persons per km
2. The total area is 431.44 km
2.
Towns and villages
*
Ibaraki
*
Ōarai
*
Shirosato
Mergers
* On October 16, 2004 the town of
Ōmiya Ōmiya 大宮 is a Japanese word originally used for the imperial palace or shrines, now a common name, and may refer to:
People
*Ōmiya (surname), a Japanese surname
*Ōmiya, or is a female character in ''The Tale of Genji'', an 11th-century nove ...
absorbed the villages of
Miwa and
Ogawa
Ogawa (written: lit. "small river" or in hiragana) is the 30th most common Japanese surname. Less common variants are (also "small river") or ("tail river"). Notable people with the surname include:
*, American poet
*, Japanese footballer
* ...
, all from
Naka District; the town of
Yamagata, and the village of
Gozenyama, in order to turn the town into the current city of
Hitachiōmiya
is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 39,281 in 16.047 households and a population density of 220 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 37.6%. The total area of t ...
.
* On February 1, 2005 the town of
Jōhoku, and village of
Katsura merged with the village of
Nanakai, from
Nishiibaraki District, to form the new town of
Shirosato.
* Also on February 1, 2005 the town of
Uchihara merged into the city of
Mito
Mito may refer to:
Places
*Mito, Ibaraki, capital city of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
*Mito, Aichi, a Japanese town
*Mito, Shimane, a Japanese town
* Mitō, Yamaguchi, a Japanese town
* Mito District, a district in the province of Concepción, Per ...
.
* On March 20, 2006 the towns of
Ogawa
Ogawa (written: lit. "small river" or in hiragana) is the 30th most common Japanese surname. Less common variants are (also "small river") or ("tail river"). Notable people with the surname include:
*, American poet
*, Japanese footballer
* ...
and
Minori merged with the village of
Tamari, from
Niihari District, to form the new city of
Omitama
280px, Lake Kasumigaura from Omitama
is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 48,776 in 18,311 households and a population density of 337 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged ove ...
.
* On December 8, 2007 the town of
Ibaraki was scheduled to merge into the city of
Mito
Mito may refer to:
Places
*Mito, Ibaraki, capital city of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
*Mito, Aichi, a Japanese town
*Mito, Shimane, a Japanese town
* Mitō, Yamaguchi, a Japanese town
* Mito District, a district in the province of Concepción, Per ...
, but those plans were abandoned.
Districts in Ibaraki Prefecture
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