title: Yawara, Ibaraki
text: # Yawara, Ibaraki
  
  Yawara (谷和原村, Yawara-mura) was a village located in Tsukuba District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
  
  As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 15,427 and a density of 459.14 persons per $km^2.$ The total area was 33.60 $km^2.$
  
  On March 27, 2006, Yawara, along with the town of Ina (also from Tsukuba District), was merged to create the city of Tsukubamirai.
  
  