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Kashima District, Ibaraki

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Kashima (鹿島郡, Kashima-gun) was a former district located in Ibaraki, Japan.

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 141,935 and a density of 404.21 persons per km². The total area was 351.14 km².

Mergers

  • On September 1, 1995, the town of Kashima and the village of Ōno merged to create the new city of Kashima.
  • On August 1, 2005, the municipalities of Hasaki and Kamisu merged to create the new city of Kamisu.
  • On October 11, 2005 the town of Hokota and the villages of Asahi and Taiyō merged to create the city of Hokota. Kashima District was thereby dissolved.