Shiga District, Shiga

Shiga (滋賀郡, Shiga-gun) was a district located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

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

As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 21,964 and a density of 306.20 persons per km². The total area is 71.73 km².


History
  • 1/4/1889 - The "Town and Village System" was enforced. As a result, the town of Ōtsu and the villages of Shiga(滋賀), Zeze, Ishiyama, Sakamoto, Shimosakamoto, Ogoto, Katata, Ōgi, Mano, Ikadachi, Katsuragawa, Wani, Kido and Komatsu were formed.
  • 1/4/1898 - The "District System" was enforced.
  • 1/10/1898 - The town of Ōtsu became the city of Ōtsu, and separated from the district.
  • 20/7/1901 -
    • The village of Zeze became the town of Zeze.
    • The village of Katata became the town of Katata.
  • 1/4/1923 - The district association was abolished. The district office remains.
  • 1/7/1926 - The district office was abolished.
  • 1/1/1930 - The village of Ishiyama became the town of Ishiyama.
  • 10/5/1932 - The village of Shiga merged into the city of Ōtsu.
  • 1/4/1951 - The towns of Zeze and Ishiyama merged with the city of Ōtsu into the new city of Ōtsu.
  • 1/4/1955 - The town of Katata and the villages of Ōgi, Mano, Ikadachi and Katsuragawa merged into the town of Katata.
  • 1/10/1955 - The villages of Wani, Kido and Komatsu merged into the town of Shiga(志賀).
  • 30/9/1956 - Part of the town of Shiga (Kamogawa) merged into the town of Takashima from Takashima District.
  • 1/4/1967 - The village of Katata merged into the city of Ōtsu.
  • 20/3/2006 - The town of Shiga merged into the city of Ōtsu. Shiga District was dissolved as a result of this merger.


Transition

Light blue autonomies are Shiga District's town, deep blue autonomies are Shiga District's village, and gray autonomies are others.

April 1, 1889 1889 - 1929 1930 - 1944 1945 - 1954 1955 - 1989 1990 - Now
Ōtsu (大津) October 1, 1898
Ōtsu City		 Ōtsu April 1, 1933
Ōtsu		 Ōtsu Ōtsu Ōtsu Ōtsu
Shiga (滋賀) Shiga May 10, 1932
incorporation into Ōtsu
Zeze (膳所) July 20, 1901
Zeze		 Zeze
Ishiyama (石山) Ishiyama January 1, 1930
Ishiyama
Sakamoto (坂本) Sakamoto Sakamoto April 1, 1951
incorporation into Ōtsu
Shimosakamoto (下阪本) Shimosakamoto Shimosakamoto
Ogoto (雄琴) Ogoto Ogoto
Katata (堅田) July 20, 1901
Katata		 Katata Katata April 1, 1955
Katata		 April 1, 1967
incorporation into Ōtsu
Ōgi (仰木) Ōgi Ōgi Ōgi
Mano (真野) Mano Mano Mano
Ikadachi (伊香立) Ikadachi Ikadachi Ikadachi
Katsuragawa (葛川) Katsuragawa Katsuragawa Katsuragawa
Wani (和邇) Wani Wani Wani October 1, 1955
Shiga (志賀)		 March 20, 2006
incorporation into Ōtsu
Kido (木戸) Kido Kido Kido
Komatsu (小松) Komatsu Komatsu Komatsu

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