, literally ''West Ibaraki'', was a
district
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located in
Ibaraki Prefecture
is a 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, Tochigi Prefecture ...
,
Japan.
As of 2004, the district had an estimated
population
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of 52,291. The total area was 108.64 km
2.
There were two municipalities before the dissolution:
*
Iwama
*
Tomobe
On March 19, 2006, the towns of
Iwama and
Tomobe were merged into the expanded city of
Kasama. Therefore, Nishiibaraki District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
District Timeline
* February 15, 1958 - The town of Kasama gained city status.
* February 1, 2005 - The village of
Nanakai was merged with the town of
Jōhoku, and village of
Katsura (both from
Higashiibaraki District), to create the town of
Shirosato (in
Higashiibaraki District).
* October 1, 2005 - The town of
Iwase was merged with the town of
Makabe, and the village of
Yamato (both from
Makabe District) to create the city of
Sakuragawa.
* March 19, 2006 - The towns of
Iwama and
Tomobe were merged into the expanded city of
Kasama. Therefore, Nishiibaraki District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
Former districts of Ibaraki Prefecture
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