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Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki

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Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki

Points of interest
  
Aqua World, Ōaraiisosaki Shrine, Mentai Park Oarai, Oarai Park

Higashiibaraki District (東茨城郡, Higashiibaraki-gun) is a district located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

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Map of Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 122,478 and a density of 284 persons per km². The total area is 431.44 km².

Towns and villages

  • Ibaraki
  • Ōarai
  • Shirosato

    • Mergers

  • On October 16, 2004 the town of Ōmiya absorbed the villages of Miwa and Ogawa, all from Naka District; the town of Yamagata, and the village of Gozenyama, in order to turn the town into the current city of Hitachiōmiya.
  • On February 1, 2005 the town of Jōhoku, and village of Katsura merged with the village of Nanakai, from Nishiibaraki District, to form the new town of Shirosato.
  • Also on February 1, 2005 the town of Uchihara merged into the city of Mito.
  • On March 20, 2006 the towns of Ogawa and Minori merged with the village of Tamari, from Niihari District, to form the new city of Omitama.
  • On December 8, 2007 the town of Ibaraki was scheduled to merge into the city of Mito, but those plans were abandoned.

    • References

    Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki Wikipedia
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