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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. As of 2003, the district had an estimated

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of 41,048 and a

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of 179.51 persons per km². The total area was 228.67 km².

Towns and villages

Eigenji is a Buddhist temple in the Eigenji-Takano neighborhood of the city of Higashiōmi, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is the head temple of one of the 14 autonomous branches of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen History Eigen-ji was founded in 1361 ...

* Gokashō * Notogawa

Mergers

* On February 11, 2005 - the towns of

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 Yōkaichi Kite Festival is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 113,229 in 45771 households and a population density of 290 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography 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

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