was a district located in Shiga Prefecture,

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. On October 1, 2004, the former town of Yasu absorbed the town of Chūzu, effectively turning Yasu District into Yasu City. Therefore, Yasu District was dissolved as a result of this merger. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 49,155 and a density of 799.92 persons per km². The total area was 61.45 km².

Former Towns and villages

* Chūzu * Yasu

Transition

Light blue autonomies are Yasu District's town, deep blue autonomies are Yasu District's village, and gray autonomies are others. {{coord missing, Shiga Prefecture Former districts of Shiga Prefecture