was a

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located in

Yamanashi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 817,192 (1 January 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the no ...

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. As of March 2006, the district has an estimated

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of 513. The total area is 37.15 km². On the day before the district dissolved (July 31, 2006), the district had only one village left: * Ashigawa On August 1, 2006, the village of Ashigawa was merged into the expanded city of

Fuefuki 270px, Ichinomiya Asama Shrine is a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 69,463 in 29,406 households, and a population density of 340 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Fuefuki is ...

. Therefore, Higashiyatsushiro District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

District Timeline

* 1878 - The district was founded after Yatsushiro District was split into Higashiyatsushiro and Nishiyatsushiro Districts. * On October 12, 2004 - the towns of

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, Isawa, Misaka and

Yatsushiro is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Geography Located at the geographic center of Kyushu, Yatsushiro City is situated on the aptly named Yatsushiro Sea in between Kumamoto and Ashikita City. Climate Yatsushiro has a humid subtro ...

, and the village of Sakaigawa were merged with the town of Kasugai (from Higashiyamanashi District) to create the city of

. * On February 20, 2006 - the village of

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was merged with the towns of Tamaho and Tatomi (both from Nakakoma District) to create the city of Chūō. * On March 1, 2006 - the town of

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was merged into the expanded city of

Kōfu is the capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 187,985 in 90,924 households, and a population density of 880 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Overview Toponymy Kōfu's name means "c ...

. * On August 1, 2006 - the village of Ashigawa was merged into the expanded city of

. Higashiyatsushiro District was dissolved as a result of this merger. Former districts of Yamanashi Prefecture {{Yamanashi-geo-stub