was a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

located in Echi District,

Shiga Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,398,972 as of 1 February 2025 and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to th ...

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. "Aitō" means "eastern Echi". It was founded February 11, 1971.https://www.city.higashiomi.shiga.jp/koho/gappei/kaigi/new_1/kyogi18.pdf"Handling of Customs" As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,826 and a density of 142.48 persons per km². The total area was 40.89 km². On February 11, 2005, Aitō, along with the city of Yōkaichi, the towns of

Eigenji is a Buddhist temples in Japan, Buddhist temple in the Eigenji-Takano neighborhood of the city of Higashiōmi, Shiga, Higashiōmi, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is the head temple of one of the 14 autonomous branches of the Rinzai school of Japane ...

and Gokashō (both from Kanzaki District), and the town of Kotō (also from Echi District), was merged to create the city of

Higashiōmi 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 is located in east-centr ...

References

Dissolved municipalities of Shiga Prefecture {{Shiga-geo-stub