was a

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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 2,828,086 (1 July 2023) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, ...

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. As of 2003, the district has an estimated

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of 40,930 and a

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of 246.08 persons per km². The total area is 166.33 km².

District timeline

* April 1, 2001 - The town of Itako absorbed the town of Ushibori to create the city of

Itako , also known as or , are blind women who train to become spiritual mediums in Japan. Training involves severe ascetic practices, after which the woman is said to be able to communicate with Japanese Shinto spirits, ''kami'', and the spirits of ...

. * September 2, 2005 - The towns of Asō, Kitaura and Tamatsukuri were merged to create the city of

Namegata is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,144 in 11,412 households and a population density of 144.5 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 35.9%. The city's total area is . ...

. Therefore, Namegata District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

References

Former districts of Ibaraki Prefecture {{Ibaraki-geo-stub