Higashiazai District, Shiga

Higashiazai (東浅井郡, Higashiazai-gun) was a district located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

Map of Higashiazai District with Meiji period (1890) area in yellow.

At the 2005 Census the district was estimated to have a population of 14,509. The total area was 38.53km².

Timeline

  • April 1, 1971 - The village of Biwa gained town status.
  • February 13, 2006 - The towns of Azai and Biwa were merged into the expanded city of Nagahama.
  • January 1, 2010 - The towns of Kohoku and Torahime were merged with the expanded city of Nagahama. Higashiazai District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

Mergers

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-09-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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