Namegata District, Ibaraki

Namegata (行方郡, Namegata-gun) was a district located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 40,930 and a density of 246.08 persons per km². The total area is 166.33 km².

District timeline

April 1, 2001 - The town of Itako absorbed the town of Ushibori to create the city of Itako.
September 2, 2005 - The towns of Asō, Kitaura and Tamatsukuri were merged to create the city of Namegata. Therefore, Namegata District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

Ibaraki Prefecture

Mito (capital)

Special cities	Mito Tsukuba

Cities	Bandō Chikusei Hitachi Hitachinaka Hitachiōmiya Hitachiōta Hokota Inashiki Ishioka Itako Jōsō Kamisu Kasama Kashima Kasumigaura Kitaibaraki Koga Moriya Naka Namegata Omitama Ryūgasaki Sakuragawa Shimotsuma Takahagi Toride Tsuchiura 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

List of mergers in Ibaraki Prefecture

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