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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 ...
, Japan
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.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated population
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of 147,928 and a density
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of 267.90 persons per km2. The total area was 552.18 km2.
Towns and villages
Before the dissolution in 2004, the district had seventowns
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Origin and use
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as listed below. Each municipality is now a part of the city noted in the parentheses.
* Ishibe ( Konan)
* Kōsei (Konan)
* Kōka
was a after ''Tenpō'' and before ''Kaei.'' This period spanned the years from December 1844 through February 1848. The reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
* December 2, 1844 (): The new era name of ''Kōka'', meaning "Becoming Wide ...
(Kōka
was a after ''Tenpō'' and before ''Kaei.'' This period spanned the years from December 1844 through February 1848. The reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
* December 2, 1844 (): The new era name of ''Kōka'', meaning "Becoming Wide ...
)
* Kōnan (Kōka)
* Minakuchi (Kōka)
* Shigaraki
is a town located in Kōka District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2004, the town has an estimated population of 13,885 and a density of 84.92 persons per km². The total area is 163.5 km².
On October 1, 2004, Shigaraki, along with the to ...
(Kōka)
* Tsuchiyama (Kōka)
Mergers
*On October 1, 2004: ** the towns of Kōsei and Ishibe were merged to create the city of Konan. ** the former town ofKōka
was a after ''Tenpō'' and before ''Kaei.'' This period spanned the years from December 1844 through February 1848. The reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
* December 2, 1844 (): The new era name of ''Kōka'', meaning "Becoming Wide ...
absorbed the towns of Kōnan, Minakuchi, Shigaraki
is a town located in Kōka District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2004, the town has an estimated population of 13,885 and a density of 84.92 persons per km². The total area is 163.5 km².
On October 1, 2004, Shigaraki, along with the to ...
and Tsuchiyama to create the city of Kōka
was a after ''Tenpō'' and before ''Kaei.'' This period spanned the years from December 1844 through February 1848. The reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
* December 2, 1844 (): The new era name of ''Kōka'', meaning "Becoming Wide ...
. Kōka District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
Former districts of Shiga Prefecture
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