Sashima District, Ibaraki

Sashima District in Ibaraki Prefecture

Sashima (猿島郡, Sashima-gun) is a district located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Following the Bandō merger but with 2004 population data, the district has an estimated population of 125,153 and a density of 726 persons per km². The total area is 172.25 km².

Towns and villages

• Goka
• Sakai

Mergers

• On March 22, 2005, the town of Sashima merged with the neighboring city of Iwai forming the city of Bandō.
• On September 12, 2005, the towns of Sanwa and Sōwa merged into the city of Koga.

Ibaraki Prefecture Cities Bandō Chikusei Hitachi Hitachinaka Hitachiōmiya Hitachiōta Hokota Inashiki Ishioka Itako Jōsō Kamisu Kasama Kashima Kasumigaura Kitaibaraki Koga Mito (capital) Moriya Naka Namegata Omitama Ryūgasaki Sakuragawa Shimotsuma Takahagi Toride Tsuchiura Tsukuba Tsukubamirai Ushiku Yūki Higashiibaraki District Ibaraki Ōarai Shirosato Inashiki District Ami Kawachi Miho Kitasōma District Tone Kuji District Daigo Naka District Tōkai Sashima District Goka Sakai Yūki District Yachiyo