Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto

Location of Kamimashiki District in Kumamoto Prefecture

Kamimashiki (上益城郡, Kamimashiki-gun) is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

As of the Yamato merger (but with 2003 population statistics), the district had an estimated population of 90,315 and a density of 115.2 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 784.03 km².

Towns and villages

• Kashima
• Kōsa
• Mashiki
• Mifune
• Yamato

Mergers

• On February 11, 2005, the municipalities of Yabe and Seiwa merged with the town of Soyō from Aso District to form the new town of Yamato.

v t e Kumamoto Prefecture Kumamoto (capital) Wards Chūō Higashi Kita Minami Nishi Cities Amakusa Arao Aso Hitoyoshi Kami-Amakusa Kikuchi Kōshi Minamata Tamana Uki Uto Yamaga Yatsushiro Districts Amakusa Ashikita Aso Kamimashiki Kikuchi Kuma Shimomashiki Tamana Yatsushiro See also: Towns and villages by district

Coordinates: 32°44′02″N 130°51′36″E / 32.734°N 130.860°E / 32.734; 130.860