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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, ...

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Population and area

Following the Inashiki merger but as of November 1, 2021 population data, the district has an estimated

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of 70,598 and a

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of 387 persons per km². Its total area is 182.31 km².

Geography

Ami Town and Miho Village are neighboring municipalities, separated about 12 kilometers from the border of Kawachi Town.

Towns and villages

The district currently has 2 towns and 1 village.

Mergers

Predecessor districts: Kōchi (or Kawachi) Distric and Shida District. In 1889 Shida with 1 town and 13 villages, and Kōchi with 1 town and 19 villages. (2 towns and 32 villages)

District creation

The Inashiki District was much larger, originating from the ancient Kōchi and Shida districts. *1896 (Meiji 29) **April 1 Established in most areas of Kōchi District (excluding Onogawa Village) and most of Shida District (excluding Azuma Village and Nakaya Village) due to the enforcement of the county system. (2 towns and 29 villages)

Latest mergers

*1996 (Heisei 8) **June 1 Shintone Village enforces the town system and becomes Shintone Town. Kawachi Village enforces the town system and becomes Kawachi Town. (5 towns and 3 villages) **September 1 Azuma Village enforces the town system and becomes Azuma Town. (6 towns and 2 villages) *November 1, 2002 Kukizaki Town was transferred to Tsukuba City. (5 towns and 2 villages) * On March 22, 2005 the towns of

Azuma Azuma may refer to: Places * Azuma, historical name for eastern Japan, now called Kantō region, Kantō and Tōhoku region * Azuma, Gunma (Agatsuma), former village in Agatsuma District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan * Azuma, Gunma (Sawa), former villag ...

, Edosaki and Shintone and the village of Sakuragawa merged to form the new city of Inashiki. (2 towns and 1 village)

Gallery

File:Ami (1258416848).jpg, A view of the east part of Ami Town. Ami Airfield on the left. File:Hobikibune 05.JPG, Hobikibune (Sailboat) on Lake Kasumigaura. File:Inashiki District 201505.jpg, Miho Village area, in the background Lake Kasumigaura. File:Kanto Plain (1257569801).jpg, Rivers Shintone (left) and Tone ((right), Inashiki City and Kawachi Town.

External links

*Contents of this article, contains information from the existing Japanese Wikipedia article at 稲敷郡. {{Authority control Districts in Ibaraki Prefecture