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'''Inashiki'''{{Short (稲敷郡; -gun) is a [[districts of Japandescription|district]]District located in [[Ibaraki Prefecture|Ibaraki]], [[Japan]].}}

[[File:Inashiki District in Ibaraki Prefecture.svg|thumb|right|Inashiki District (yellow) in [[Ibaraki Prefecture]]. Upper left Ami, upper right Mijo and lower Kawachi.]]

[[File:Ibaraki Inashiki-gun 1889.png|thumb|right|Towns and villages with number of the Shida (1–14) and Kōchi (21–40) districts in 1889. Currently in {{legend0|#DB93BB|Peach}}: Tsuchiura City, {{legend0|#F38D3C|Orange}}: Ryugasaki City, {{legend0|#EC7372|Red}}: Ushiku City, {{legend0|#7F69A5|Purple}}: Tsukuba City, {{legend0|#E7E25D|Yellow}}: Kawachi Town, {{legend0|#7E9F2E|Green}}: Inashiki City, {{legend0|#0087D1|Blue}}: Ami Town, {{legend0|#ADD8E6|Light Blue}}: Miho Village.]]

{{nihongo|'''Inashiki'''|稲敷郡|Inashiki-gun}} is a [[Districts of Japan|district]] located in [[Ibaraki Prefecture]], [[Japan]].

Following the Inashiki merger but as of [[2003]] population data, the district has an estimated [[population]] of 77,059 and a [[population density|density]] of 538 persons per [[square kilometer|km²]]. The total area is 143.32 km².

== TownsPopulation and villages area==

Following the Inashiki merger but as of [[2003]]November 1, 2021 population data, the district has an estimated [[population]] of 7770,059598 and a [[population density|density]] of 538387 persons per [[square kilometer|km²]]². TheIts total area is 143182.32 km31&sup2nbsp;km².

==Geography==

*[[Ami, Ibaraki|Ami]]

Ami Town and Miho Village are neighboring municipalities, separated about 12 kilometers from the border of Kawachi Town.

*[[Kawachi, Ibaraki|Kawachi]]

*[[Miho, Ibaraki|Miho]]

==Towns Mergersand villages==

The district currently has 2 towns and 1 village.

* On [[March 22]], [[2005]] the following towns and villages from the district merged to form the city of [[Inashiki, Ibaraki|Inashiki]]: [[Azuma, Ibaraki|Azuma]], [[Edosaki, Ibaraki|Edosaki]], [[Sakuragawa, Ibaraki|Sakuragawa]], and [[Shintone, Ibaraki|Shintone]].

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!style="width:12em; border-bottom:solid 3px orangered;"|Name

!style="width:6em; border-bottom:solid 3px orangered;"|Japanese name

!style="border-bottom:solid 3px orangered;"|Description

|-

|[[Image:Emblem of Ami, Ibaraki.svg|22px]] [[Ami, Ibaraki|Ami]] Town

|阿見町

|Ami is bordered to the north by [[Lake Kasumigaura]]

|-

|[[Image:Emblem of Miho, Ibaraki.svg|22px]] [[Miho, Ibaraki|Miho]] Village

|美浦村

|Miho is bordered by Lake Kasumigaura to the north and east

|-

|[[Image:Emblem of Kawachi, Ibaraki.svg|22px]] [[Kawachi, Ibaraki|Kawachi]] Town

|河内町

|Kawachi is bordered to the south by [[Tone River]]

|}

==Mergers==

Predecessor districts: Kōchi (or Kawachi) District and Shida District.

In 1889 Shida with 1 town and 13 villages, and Kōchi with 1 town and 19 villages. (2 towns and 32 villages)

===District creation===

The Inashiki District was much larger, originating from the ancient Kōchi and Shida districts.

*1896 (Meiji 29)

**April 1 Established in most areas of Kōchi District (excluding Onogawa Village) and most of Shida District (excluding Azuma Village and Nakaya Village) due to the enforcement of the county system. (2 towns and 29 villages)

===Latest mergers===

*1996 (Heisei 8)

**June 1 Shintone Village enforces the town system and becomes Shintone Town. Kawachi Village enforces the town system and becomes Kawachi Town. (5 towns and 3 villages)

**September 1 Azuma Village enforces the town system and becomes Azuma Town. (6 towns and 2 villages)

*November 1, 2002 Kukizaki Town was transferred to Tsukuba City. (5 towns and 2 villages)

* On March 22, 2005, the towns of [[Azuma, Ibaraki|Azuma]], [[Edosaki, Ibaraki|Edosaki]] and [[Shintone, Ibaraki|Shintone]] and the village of [[Sakuragawa, Ibaraki (village)|Sakuragawa]] merged to form the new city of [[Inashiki, Ibaraki|Inashiki]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=茨城県 |title=いばらきの市町村合併 |url=https://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/somu/shichoson/gyosei/gappei.html |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=茨城県 |language=ja}}</ref> (2 towns and 1 village)

==Gallery==

<gallery mode="packed">

File:Ami (1258416848).jpg|A view of the east part of Ami Town. Ami Airfield on the left.

File:Hobikibune 05.JPG|Hobikibune (Sailboat) on Lake Kasumigaura.

File:Inashiki District 201505.jpg|Miho Village area, in the background Lake Kasumigaura.

File:Kanto Plain (1257569801).jpg|Rivers Shintone (left) and Tone (right), Inashiki City and Kawachi Town.

</gallery>

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

*Contents of this article, contains information from the existing Japanese Wikipedia article at [[:ja:稲敷郡|稲敷郡]].

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