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Nishiazai District, Shiga
was a district located in Shiga Prefecture. The district is equivalent to the town of Nishiazai in Ika District. Timeline *1878 Azai District splits into Nishiazai and Higashiazai Districts. *April 1, 1889 Municipal status enforced The villages of Shiotsu and Nagahara were formed. *April 1, 1897 Merged into Ika District. See also *List of dissolved districts of Japan A district of Japan is dissolved when all towns or villages in the district become cities or are merged into the city. The following is a list of dissolved districts of Japan. The date shown is the day the district was dissolved (i.e. the district ... {{coord missing, Shiga Prefecture Nishiazai District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiga NishiAzai-gun
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,412,916 (1 October 2015) and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the northeast, Mie Prefecture to the southeast, and Kyoto Prefecture to the west. Ōtsu is the capital and largest city of Shiga Prefecture, with other major cities including Kusatsu, Nagahama, and Higashiōmi. Shiga Prefecture encircles Lake Biwa, the largest freshwater lake in Japan, and 37% of the total land area is designated as Natural Parks, the highest of any prefecture. Shiga Prefecture's southern half is located adjacent to the former capital city of Kyoto and forms part of Greater Kyoto, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Japan. Shiga Prefecture is home to Ōmi beef, the Eight Views of Ōmi, and Hikone Castle, one of four national treasure castles in Japan. History Shiga was known as Ōmi Province or Gōshū before the prefec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Japan
In Japan, a is composed of one or more rural municipalities (Towns of Japan, towns or Villages of Japan, villages) within a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture. Districts have no governing function, and are only used for geographic or statistical purposes such as mailing addresses. Cities of Japan, Cities are not part of districts. Historically, districts have at times functioned as an administrative unit in Japan, administrative unit. From 1878 to 1921The governing law, the district code (''gunsei'', 郡制Entry for the 1890 originalanentry for the revised 1899 ''gunsei''in the National Diet Library ''Nihon hōrei sakuin''/"Index of Japanese laws and ordinances"), was abolished in 1921, but the district assemblies (''gunkai'', 郡会) existed until 1923, the district chiefs (''gunchō'', 郡長) and district offices (''gun-yakusho'', 郡役所) until 1926. district governments were roughly equivalent to a County (United States), county of the United States, ranking below Prefectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiga Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,412,916 (1 October 2015) and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the northeast, Mie Prefecture to the southeast, and Kyoto Prefecture to the west. Ōtsu is the capital and largest city of Shiga Prefecture, with other major cities including Kusatsu, Nagahama, and Higashiōmi. Shiga Prefecture encircles Lake Biwa, the largest freshwater lake in Japan, and 37% of the total land area is designated as Natural Parks, the highest of any prefecture. Shiga Prefecture's southern half is located adjacent to the former capital city of Kyoto and forms part of Greater Kyoto, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Japan. Shiga Prefecture is home to Ōmi beef, the Eight Views of Ōmi, and Hikone Castle, one of four national treasure castles in Japan. History Shiga was known as Ōmi Province or Gōshū before the pref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishiazai, Shiga
was a town located in Ika District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is on the northern tip of Lake Biwa. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,735 and a density of 70.62 persons per km². The total area was 67.05 km². On January 1, 2010, Nishiazai, along with the towns of Kohoku and Torahime (both from Higashiazai District), and the towns of Kinomoto, Takatsuki and Yogo Yogo may refer to: *YOGO - a brand of sustainable yoga travel gear *YoGo - an Australian snack *Yogo sapphire - a variety of sapphire found in Yogo Gulch, Montana *Yogo, Shiga - a town in Japan *Yogo (yoga) - a children's exercise based on yoga feat ... (all from Ika District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagahama. Higashiazai District and Ika District were both dissolved as a result of this merger. References Dissolved municipalities of Shiga Prefecture Nagahama, Shiga {{Shiga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ika District, Shiga
was a district located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 27,986 and a density of 79.65 persons per km2. The total area was 351.38 km2. Former towns and villages * Kinomoto * Nishiazai *Takatsuki *Yogo Merger *On January 1, 2010, the towns of Kinomoto, Nishiazai, Takatsuki and Yogo Yogo may refer to: *YOGO - a brand of sustainable yoga travel gear *YoGo - an Australian snack *Yogo sapphire - a variety of sapphire found in Yogo Gulch, Montana *Yogo, Shiga - a town in Japan *Yogo (yoga) - a children's exercise based on yoga feat ..., along with the towns of Kohoku and Torahime (both from Higashiazai District) were merged into the expanded Nagahama. Higashiazai District and Ika District were both dissolved as a result of this merger. References Former districts of Shiga Prefecture {{Shiga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azai District, Ōmi
was a district located in Ōmi Province/Shiga Prefecture. The district is equivalent to the former towns of Nishiazai, Kohoku, Torahime, Biwa, Azai (excluding Sumainiwa), and northern Ibuki. Timeline *1878 Splits into Nishiazai and Higashiazai Districts. See also *List of dissolved districts of Japan A district of Japan is dissolved when all towns or villages in the district become cities or are merged into the city. The following is a list of dissolved districts of Japan. The date shown is the day the district was dissolved (i.e. the district ... External links Ōmi Province Former districts of Shiga Prefecture {{Shiga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higashiazai District, Shiga
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 38.53 km2. 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 * 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 Yogo may refer to: *YOGO - a brand of sustainable yoga travel gear *YoGo - an Australian snack *Yogo sapphire - a variety of sapphire found in Yogo Gulch, Montana *Yogo, Shiga - a town in Japan *Yogo (yoga) - a children's exercise based on yoga feat ... (all from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Dissolved Districts Of Japan
A district of Japan is dissolved when all towns or villages in the district become cities or are merged into the city. The following is a list of dissolved districts of Japan. The date shown is the day the district was dissolved (i.e. the district was active until that date) and the reason why the district was dissolved is also shown. Before Edo period *Unknown Suruga District (駿河郡), Suruga, Tokaido (Renamed to Suntō District) *Unknown Kudara District (百済郡), Settsu, (Merged into either Higashinari and Sumiyoshi Districts) *Unknown Nuttari District (沼垂郡), Echigo, Hokurikudo (Merged into Kanbara District) *Unknown Tajihi District (百済郡), Kawachi, (Split into Tanboku, Tannan and Yakami Districts) *Sengoku Era Hinai District (比内郡), Mutsu, Tozando (Merged into Akita District in Dewa Province) *Sengoku Era Ogashima District (小鹿島郡), Dewa, Tozando (Merged into Akita District) *Sengoku Era Yamada District (山田郡), Owari, Tokaido (Spli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
