Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto

Kamimashiki (上益城郡, Kamimashiki-gun) is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

Location of Kamimashiki District in Kumamoto Prefecture

As of the Yamato merger (but with 2003 population statistics), the district had an estimated population of 90,315 and a density of 115.2 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 784.03 km².

Towns and villages

• Kashima
• Kōsa
• Mashiki
• Mifune
• Yamato

Mergers

• On February 11, 2005, the municipalities of Yabe and Seiwa merged with the town of Soyō from Aso District to form the new town of Yamato.

32.734°N 130.860°E / 32.734; 130.860