Kanzaki District, Shiga

Kanzaki (神崎郡, Kanzaki-gun) was a district located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

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

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 41,048 and a density of 179.51 persons per km². The total area was 228.67 km².

Towns and villages

• Eigenji
• Gokashō
• Notogawa

Mergers

• On February 11, 2005 - the towns of Eigenji and Gokashō, along with the towns of Aitō and Kotō (both from Echi District), and the city of Yōkaichi, were merged to create the city of Higashiōmi.
• On January 1, 2006 - the town of Notogawa, along with the town of Gamō (from Gamō District), was merged into the expanded city of Higashiōmi. Kanzaki District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

Transition

Light blue autonomies are Kanzaki District's town, deep blue autonomies are Kanzaki District's village, and gray autonomies are others.

April 1, 1889	1889 - 1929	1930–1944		1945–1954		1955–1989		1990 -	Now
Yōkaichi (八日市)	Yōkaichi	Yōkaichi		March 21, 1954 Yōkaichi	August 15, 1954 Yōkaichi City	Yōkaichi		February 11, 2005 Higashiōmi (東近江) City	Higashiōmi
Gamō D Nakano (中野) Village	Gamō D Nakano	Gamō D Nakano
Misono (御園)	Misono	Misono		Misono
Tatebe (建部)	Tatebe	Tatebe		Tatebe
Yamagami (山上)	Yamagami	Yamagami	April 1, 1943 Eigenji (永源寺)	Eigenji		April 1, 1955 Eigenji
Echi D Higashi-ogura (東小椋) Village	Echi D Higashi-ogura	Echi D Higashi-ogura
	October 15, 1892 separation Echi D Takano (高野) Village	Echi D Takano (高野) Village
Gamō D Ichihara (市原) Village	Gamō D Ichihara	Gamō D Ichihara		Gamō D Ichihara
Higashi-gokashō (東五個荘)	March 15, 1890 rename Asahi (旭)	Asahi		Asahi		January 1, 1955 Gokashō (五個荘)
Minami-gokashō (南五個荘)	Minami-gokashō	Minami-gokashō		Minami-gokashō
Kita-gokashō (北五個荘)	Kita-gokashō	Kita-gokashō		Kita-gokashō
Gamō D Oiso (老蘇) Village Shimizuhana (清水鼻)	Gamō D, Oiso Shimizuhana	Gamō D, Oiso Shimizuhana		April 1, 1954 Gamō D, Azuchi (安土) Town Shimizuhana
Hachijō (八条)	June 5, 1894 Notogawa (能登川)	Notogawa	February 11, 1942 Notogawa	Notogawa		Notogawa		January 1, 2006 incorporate in Higashiōmi
	June 5, 1894 Gohō (五峰)	Gohō
	June 5, 1894 Iba (伊庭)	Iba
Kurimi (栗見)	Kurimi	Kurimi
	August 15, 1897 separation Kurimishō (栗見荘)	November 8, 1927 incorporation into Yawata
Yawata (八幡)	Yawata	Yawata
Haemi (葉枝見)	March 29, 1896 Echi D, Haemi	Echi D, Haemi		Echi D, Haemi		January 1, 1955 part of Echi D, Inae (稲枝) Town	April 1, 1967 incorpotation into Hikone (彦根) City	Hikone	Hikone