Inashiki District, Ibaraki

Summary

Inashiki (稲敷郡, Inashiki-gun) is a district located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Inashiki District (yellow) in Ibaraki Prefecture. Upper left Ami, upper right Mijo and lower Kawachi.
Towns and villages with number of the Shida (1-14) and Kōchi (21-40) districts in 1889. Currently in      Peach: Tsuchiura City,      Orange: Ryugasaki City,      Red: Ushiku City,      Purple: Tsukuba City,      Yellow: Kawachi Town,      Green: Inashiki City,      Blue: Ami Town,      Light Blue: Miho Village.

Population and area edit

Following the Inashiki merger but as of November 1, 2021 population data, the district has an estimated population of 70,598 and a density of 387 persons per km2. Its total area is 182.31 km2.

Geography edit

Ami Town and Miho Village are neighboring municipalities, separated about 12 kilometers from the border of Kawachi Town.

Towns and villages edit

The district currently has 2 towns and 1 village.

Name Japanese name Description
  Ami Town 阿見町 Ami is bordered to the north by Lake Kasumigaura
  Miho Village 美浦村 Miho is bordered by Lake Kasumigaura to the north and east
  Kawachi Town 河内町 Kawachi is bordered to the south by Tone River

Mergers edit

Predecessor districts: Kōchi (or Kawachi) Distric and Shida District.

In 1889 Shida with 1 town and 13 villages, and Kōchi with 1 town and 19 villages. (2 towns and 32 villages)

District creation edit

The Inashiki District was much larger, originating from the ancient Kōchi and Shida districts.

  • 1896 (Meiji 29)
    • April 1 Established in most areas of Kōchi District (excluding Onogawa Village) and most of Shida District (excluding Azuma Village and Nakaya Village) due to the enforcement of the county system. (2 towns and 29 villages)

Latest mergers edit

  • 1996 (Heisei 8)
    • June 1 Shintone Village enforces the town system and becomes Shintone Town. Kawachi Village enforces the town system and becomes Kawachi Town. (5 towns and 3 villages)
    • September 1 Azuma Village enforces the town system and becomes Azuma Town. (6 towns and 2 villages)
  • November 1, 2002 Kukizaki Town was transferred to Tsukuba City. (5 towns and 2 villages)
  • On March 22, 2005 the towns of Azuma, Edosaki and Shintone and the village of Sakuragawa merged to form the new city of Inashiki.[1] (2 towns and 1 village)

Gallery edit

References edit

  1. ^ 茨城県. "いばらきの市町村合併". 茨城県 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-09.

External links edit

  • Contents of this article, contains information from the existing Japanese Wikipedia article at 稲敷郡.

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