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 787,592 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the n ...

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. As of 2004, the district had an estimated

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of 10,701 persons with a

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of 135 persons per km². The total area was 79.27 km².

Municipalities

Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of three towns: * Kasugai * Katsunuma *

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History

District Timeline

Recent mergers

* On October 12, 2004 - the town of Kasugai was merged with the towns of

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, Isawa, Misaka and

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, and the village of Sakaigawa (all from Higashiyatsushiro District), to form the city of

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. * On March 22, 2005 - the town of Makioka and the village of Mitomi were merged into the expanded city of Yamanashi. * On November 1, 2005 - the towns of Katsunuma and

were merged with the city of

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to form the city of

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. Higashiyamanashi District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

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