Nishiibaraki District, Ibaraki
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Nishiibaraki (西茨城郡; -gun), literally west Ibaraki, was a district located in Ibaraki, Japan.
Following the Kasama merger but as of 2003 population data, the district has an estimated population of 22,378 and a density of 256.75 persons per km². The total area is 87.16 km².
Mergers
- On February 1, 2005 the village of Nanakai merged with the town of Johoku and village of Katsura (both from Higashiibaraki District), forming the town of Shirosato.
- On October 1, 2005, Iwase merged with the remaining parts from Makabe District (Dissolved after the merger) to form the new city of Sakuragawa.
- On March 19, 2006 the municipalities of Iwama and Tomobe merged with Kasama to form the new city of Kasama. Thereby, the district dissolved.
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| Bando | Chikusei | Hitachi | Hitachinaka | Hitachi-Omiya | Hitachiota | Hokota | Inashiki | Ishioka | Itako | Joso | Kamisu | Kasama | Kashima | Kasumigaura | Kitaibaraki | Koga | Mito (capital) | Moriya | Naka | Namegata | Omitama | Ryugasaki | Sakuragawa | Shimotsuma | Takahagi | Toride | Tsuchiura | Tsukuba | Tsukubamirai | Ushiku | Yuki | |||
| Districts | |||
| Higashiibaraki | Inashiki | Kitasouma | Kuji | Naka | Sashima | Yuki | |||
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