Kashima District, Ibaraki
Appearance
Kashima (鹿島郡; -gun) is a district located in Ibaraki, Japan.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 141,935 and a density of 404.21 persons per km². The total area is 351.14 km².
Mergers
On October 11, 2005 the town of Hokota and the villages of Asahi and Taiyo merged to create the city of Hokota. Kashima District was thereby dissolved.