was a

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located in

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 nort ...

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. At the 2005 Census the district was estimated to have a

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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 The , also rendered as Asai, was a Japanese clan during the Sengoku period. History The Azai was a line of ''daimyōs'' (feudal lords) seated at Odani Castle in northeastern Ōmi Province, located within present day Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture. ...

and

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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

and

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 is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is located in northern Osaka's Hokusetsu region. As of 2020, the city had an estimated population of 347,944 and a population density of 3,300 persons per km². The total area is 105.31 km². The c ...

and

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(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.

References

Former districts of Shiga Prefecture {{Shiga-geo-stub