Kashima District, Ibaraki
Kashima (鹿島郡, Kashima-gun) was a district located in Ibaraki Prefecture, 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 absorbed the village of Ōno to create the city of Kashima.
- On August 1, 2005 - the town of Kamisu absorbed the town of Hasaki to create the city of Kamisu.
- On October 11, 2005 - the town of Hokota absorbed the villages of Asahi and Taiyō to create the city of Hokota. Therefore, Kashima District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
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