Map - Niihari District, Ibaraki (Niihari-gun)

Niihari District (Niihari-gun)
Niihari (新治郡) was a district located in Ibaraki, Japan. The district was dissolved on March 27, 2006.

The district had only one village before dissolution:

* Tamari

* January 1, 1992 - The village of Chiyoda was elevated to town status.

* April 1, 1997 - The village of Dejima was elevated to town status and changed the name to Kasumigaura.

* March 28, 2005 - The town of Kasumigaura absorbed the town of Chiyoda to create the city of Kasumigaura.

* October 1, 2005 - The town of Yasato was merged into the expanded city of Ishioka.

* February 20, 2006 - The village of Niihari was merged into the expanded city of Tsuchiura.

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

 
Map - Niihari District (Niihari-gun)
Latitude / Longitude : 36° 10' 0" N / 140° 10' 0" E | Time Zone : UTC+9 | Currency : JPY | Telephone : 81  
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ISO Currency Symbol Significant figures
JPY Japanese yen ¥ 0
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JA Japanese language
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Niihari District (English)
Powiat Niihari (Polski)
新治郡 (日本語)
니하리군 (한국어)
Nijihario apskritis (Lietuvių)