was a
district
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located in
Ibaraki,
Japan
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. The district was dissolved on March 27, 2006.
The district had only one village before dissolution:
*
Tamari
Timeline (Heisei Era, 1989-2006)
* January 1, 1992 - The village of Chiyoda was elevated to town status.
* April 1, 1997 - The village of Dejima was elevated to town status and changed the name to
Kasumigaura.
* March 28, 2005 - The town of
Kasumigaura absorbed the town of
Chiyoda to create the city of
Kasumigaura.
* October 1, 2005 - The town of
Yasato was merged into the expanded city of
Ishioka.
* February 20, 2006 - The village of
Niihari was merged into the expanded city of
Tsuchiura
is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population in 2024 of 142,181 people in 66,629 households, and a population density of 1,157 persons per squate kilometre. The proportion of the population aged over 65 ...
.
* March 27, 2006 - The village of
Tamari was merged with the towns of
Ogawa and
Minori (both from
Higashiibaraki District) to create the city of
Omitama. Niihari District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
References
Former districts of Ibaraki Prefecture
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