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Ibaraki Prefecture - Geography

Ibaraki Prefecture is the northeastern part of the Kanto region, stretching between Tochigi Prefecture and the Pacific Ocean and bounded on the north and south by Fukushima Prefecture and Chiba Prefecture. The northernmost part of the prefecture is mountainous, but most of the prefecture is a flat plain with many lakes.

Ibaraki Prefecture - Cities

• Bando
• Chikusei
• Hitachi
• Hitachinaka
• Hitachiomiya
• Hitachiota
• Hokota
• Inashiki
• Ishioka
• Itako

• Joso
• Kamisu
• Kasama
• Kashima
• Kasumigaura
• Kitaibaraki
• Koga
• Mito (capital)
• Moriya
• Namegata

• Ryugasaki
• Sakuragawa
• Shimotsuma
• Takahagi
• Toride
• Tsuchiura
• Tsukuba
• Ushiku
• Yuki

Ibaraki Prefecture - Towns and villages

These are the towns and villages in each district.

• Higashiibaraki District
  • Ibaraki
  • Minori
  • Oarai
  • Ogawa
  • Shirosato
• Inashiki District
  • Ami
  • Kawachi
  • Miho
• Kitasouma District
  • Tone

• Kuji District
  • Daigo
• Naka District
  • Tokai
• Niihari District
  • Niihari
  • Tamari
• Nishiibaraki District
  • Iwama
  • Iwase
  • Tomobe

• Sashima District
  • Goka
  • Sakai
• Tsukuba District
  • Ina
  • Yawara
• Yuki District
  • Yachiyo

Ibaraki Prefecture - Mergers

(as of 01/02/06)

• On October 16, 2004 the village of Gozenyama and the town of Yamagata from Higashiibaraki District merged with the villages of Miwa and Ogawa from Naka District forming the city of Hitachiomiya.

• On November 1, 2004 the town of Juou in the former Taga District merged into the neighboring city of Hitachi. As a result this merger the district ceased to exist.

• On December 1, 2004 the following municipalities formerly in Kuji District merged into the expanded city of Hitachiota: Kanasagou, Satomi, Suifu

• On January 21, 2005 the towns of Naka and Urizura from Naka District merged forming the city of Naka.

• On February 1, 2005 the town of Johoku and village of Katsura from Higashiibaraki District merged with the village of Nanakai from Nishiibaraki District forming the town of Shirosato.

• Also on February 1, 2005 the town of Uchihara from Higashiibaraki District merged into the city of Mito.

• On March 22, 2005 the following towns and villages from Inashiki District merged to form the city of Inashiki: Azuma, Edosaki, Sakuragawa, and Shintone.

• Also on March 22, 2005, the town of Sashima from Sashima District merged with the former city of Iwai forming the city of Bando.

• On March 28, 2005 the town of Fujishiro from Kitasouma District merged into the expanded city of Toride.

• Also on March 28, 2005 the towns of Akeno, Kyowa, and Sekijo from Makabe District merged with the former city of Shimodate forming the city of Chikusei.

• Also on March 28, 2005 the towns of Chiyoda and Kasumigaura from Niihari merged, forming the city of Kasumigaura.

• On August 1, 2005 the towns of Hasaki and Kamisu from Kashima District merged to form the new city of Kamisu.

• On September 2, 2005 the towns of Asou, Kitaura and Tamatsukuri from Namegata District merged to form the new city of Namegata. Namegata District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

• On September 12, 2005 the towns of Sanwa and Souwa from Sashima District merged into the city of Koga.

• On October 1, 2005 the towns of Makabe and Yamato from Makabe District merged to form the new city of Sakuragawa. Makabe District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

• On October 1, 2005 the town of Yasato from Niihari District merged into the city of Ishioka.

• On October 11, 2005 the town of Hokota and the villages of Asahi and Taiyo (all from Kashima District) merged to form the new city of Hokota. Kashima District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

• On January 1, 2006 the village of Chiyokawa from Yuki District will merge into the city of Shimotsuma. [(Merger Information Page)

• On January 1, 2006 the town of Ishige from Yuki District will merge with the city of Mitsukaido to form the new city of Joso. (Merger Information Page)

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