Map of Higashiazai District with Meiji period (1890) area in yellow.

Higashiazai (東浅井郡, Higashiazai-gun) was a district located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

At the 2005 Census the district was estimated to have a population of 14,509. The total area was 38.53 km2.

Timeline

  • April 1, 1971 - The village of Biwa gained town status.
  • February 13, 2006 - The towns of Azai and Biwa were merged into the expanded city of Nagahama.
  • January 1, 2010 - The towns of Kohoku and Torahime were merged with the expanded city of Nagahama. Higashiazai District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

Mergers

References

  1. "市町村合併情報 滋賀県 <国土地理協会>". Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-09-07.

35°22′17″N 136°23′41″E / 35.3713°N 136.3946°E / 35.3713; 136.3946


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