Kashima District, Ibaraki

{{Short description|Former district in Ibaraki prefecture, Japan}}{{Moreref|date=February 2024}}

{{nihongo|Kashima|鹿島郡|Kashima-gun}} was a district located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 141,935 and a density of 404.21 persons per km². The total area was 351.14 km².

Mergers

On September 1, 1995 - the town of Kashima absorbed the village of Ōno to create the city of Kashima.
On August 1, 2005 - the town of Kamisu absorbed the town of Hasaki to create the city of Kamisu.{{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=2024-02-14 |website=茨城県 |language=ja}}
On October 11, 2005 - the town of Hokota absorbed the villages of Asahi and Taiyō to create the city of Hokota. Therefore, Kashima District was dissolved as a result of this merger.