Higashiazai District, Shiga

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

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

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.

On February 13, 2006, the towns of Azai and Biwa were merged into the expanded city of Nagahama.
On January 1, 2010, the towns of Kohoku and Torahime, along with the towns of Kinomoto, Nishiazai, Takatsuki and Yogo (all from Ika District) were merged with the expanded city of Nagahama. Higashiazai District and Ika District were both dissolved as a result of this merger.^[1]

Shiga Prefecture

Ōtsu (capital)

Core city	Ōtsu

Cities	Higashiōmi Hikone Kōka Konan Kusatsu Maibara Moriyama Nagahama Ōmihachiman Rittō Takashima Yasu

Echi District	Aishō

Gamō District	Hino Ryūō

Inukami District	Kōra Taga Toyosato

List of mergers in Shiga Prefecture Former Districts Azai (East and West) Ika Kanzaki Kōka Kurita Sakata Shiga Takashima Yasu

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