List of mergers in Ibaraki Prefecture

Here is a list of mergers in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan since the Heisei era.

Contents 1 Mergers before April 1, 1999 2 Mergers from April 1, 1999 to Present 3 Planned/Future Mergers 4 References

Mergers before April 1, 1999

• On September 1, 1995 - the town of Kashima and the village of Ōno from Kashima District merged to form the new city of Kashima.

Mergers from April 1, 1999 to Present

• On April 1, 2001 - the towns of Itako and Ushibori from Namegata District merged to form the new city of Itako.^[1]

• On February 2, 2002 - the town of Moriya was promoted to city status.

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

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

• On December 1, 2004 - the following municipalities formerly in Kuji District merged into the expanded city of Hitachiōta: Kanasagō, 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 Jōhoku 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 Bandō.

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

• Also on March 28, 2005 - the towns of Akeno, Kyōwa, and Sekijō 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 District 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 Asō, 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 Sōwa from Sashima District merged with the city of Koga to form the new city of Koga.

• On October 1, 2005 - the remaining municipalities from Makabe District merged with the town of Iwase from Nishiibaraki 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 with the city of Ishioka to form the new city of Ishioka.

• On October 11, 2005 - the town of Hokota and the villages of Asahi and Taiyō (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 Yūki District merged with the city of Shimotsuma to form the new city of Shimotsuma.

• On January 1, 2006 - the town of Ishige from Yūki District merged in to the city of Mitsukaido. Mitsukaido changed the name to Jōsō at the sametime.

• On February 20, 2006 - the village of Niihari from Niihari District merged into the city of Tsuchiura.

• On March 19, 2006 - the municipalities of Iwama and Tomobe (both from Nishiibaraki District) merged with Kasama to form the new city of Kasama. Nishiibaraki District was thereby dissolved.

• On March 27, 2006 - the towns of Ogawa and Minori (both from Higashiibaraki District) merged with the village of Tamari from Niihari District to form the new city of Omitama. Niihari District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

• On March 27, 2006 - the town of Ina and the village of Yawara (both from Tsukuba District) merged to form the new city of Tsukubamirai. Tsukuba District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

Planned/Future Mergers

References