Hikami District, Hyōgo

Hikami (氷上郡, Hikami-gun)

Scope of Hikami-gun, Hyogo Prefecture

was a district located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the Hikami district had an estimated population of 71,753 and a density of 145.46 persons per km². The total area was 493.28 km².

Former towns and villages

• Aogaki
• Hikami
• Ichijima
• Kaibara
• Kasuga
• Sannan

Merger

• On November 1, 2004 - the towns of Aogaki, Hikami, Ichijima, Kaibara, Kasuga and Sannan were merged to create the city of Tamba. Hikami District was dissolved as a result of this merger.^[1]