ðə vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz ʌv nˌæɡɐsˈæki ænd kˈɑːkɪnˌuː, wˌɪtʃ wɜː loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd nˈɔːɹθ ʌvðə tˈoʊn ɹˈɪvɚɹ ɪn kˌɪɾɐsˈoʊmə dˈɪstɹɪkt wɜː tɹænsfˈɜːd tə ðə nˈuːli kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ˌaɪbɐɹˈæki pɹˈiːfɛktʃɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv ænd ðə ɹˈiːdʒən wʌz ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd ˌɪntʊ ɪlˈɛvən vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz wɪððɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃmənt ʌvðə mˈɑːdɚn mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈælᵻɾiz sˈɪstəm ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn.
The villages of Nagasaki and Kokinu, which were located north of the Tone River in Kitasōma District were transferred to the newly created Ibaraki Prefecture in 1875 and the region was organized into 11 villages with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.