Gamō District, Shiga
Appearance
Gamō (蒲生郡, Gamō-gun) is a district located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
As of September 1, 2011, the district has an estimated population of 35,629 and a density of 220 persons per km2. The total area is 162.15 km2.
Towns
[edit]Merger
[edit]- On January 1, 2006 the town of Gamō merged into the city of Higashiōmi.
- On March 21, 2010 the town of Azuchi merged into the city of Ōmihachiman.
Transition
[edit]Light blue autonomies are Gamō District's towns, deep blue autonomies are Gamō District's villages, and gray autonomies are others.
April 1, 1889 | 1889 - 1926 | 1927 - 1944 | 1945–1954 | 1955–1989 | 1990 - | Now | ||
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Hachiman (八幡) | Hachiman | Hachiman | Hachiman | March 31, 1954 Ōmihachiman (近江八幡) City |
Ōmihachiman | Ōmihachiman | Ōmihachiman | Ōmihachiman |
Utsuro (宇津呂) | Utsuro | March 3, 1933 incorporation into Hachiman | ||||||
Shima (島) | Shima | Shima | April 1, 1951 incorporation into Hachiman | |||||
Okayama (岡山) | Okayama | Okayama | Okayama | |||||
Kaneda (金田) | Kaneda | Kaneda | Kaneda | |||||
Kirihara (桐原) | Kirihara | Kirihara | Kirihara | |||||
Mabuchi (馬淵) | Mabuchi | Mabuchi | Mabuchi | |||||
Musa (武佐) | Musa | Musa | Musa | February 1, 1958 incorporation into Ōmihachiman | ||||
Azuchi (安土) | Azuchi | Azuchi | April 1, 1954 Azuchi |
Azuchi | March 21, 2010 incorporation into Ōmihachiman | |||
Oiso (老蘇) | Oiso | Oiso | ||||||
Kagamiyama (鏡山) | Kagamiyama | Kagamiyama | Kagamiyama | April 29, 1955 Ryūō (竜王) |
Ryūō | Ryūō | ||
Na (苗) | Na | Na | Na | |||||
Nakano (中野) | Nakano | Nakano | March 21, 1954 part of Kanzaki D, Yōkaichi (八日市) Town |
August 15, 1954 Yōkaichi City |
Yōkaichi | February 11, 2005 Higashiōmi (東近江) City |
Higashiōmi | |
Ichinobe (市辺) | Ichinobe | Ichinobe | Ichinobe | |||||
Tamao (玉緒) | Tamao | Tamao | Tamao | |||||
Hirata (平田) | Hirata | Hirata | Hirata | |||||
Ichihara (市原) | Ichihara | Ichihara | Ichihara | April 1, 1955 part of Kanzaki D, Eigenji (永源寺) Town | ||||
Sakuragawa (桜川) | Sakuragawa | Sakuragawa | Sakuragawa | April 1, 1955 Gamō (蒲生) |
January 1, 2006 incorporation into Higashiōmi | |||
Asahino (朝日野) | Asahino | Asahino | Asahino | |||||
Hino (日野) | Hino | Hino | Hino | March 16, 1955 Hino |
Hino | Hino | ||
Kita-hissa (北比都佐) | Kita-hissa | Kita-hissa | Kita-hissa | |||||
Minami-hissa (南比都佐) | Minami-hissa | Minami-hissa | Minami-hissa | |||||
Kaigake (鎌掛) | Kaigake | Kaigake | Kaigake | |||||
Nishiōji (西大路) | Nishiōji | Nishiōji | Nishiōji | |||||
Sakuradani (桜谷) | May 12, 1894 Higashi-sakuradani (東桜谷) |
Higashi-sakuradani | Higashi-sakuradani | |||||
May 12, 1894 Nishi-sakuradani (西桜谷) |
Nishi-sakuradani | Nishi-sakuradani |
35°01′37″N 136°13′12″E / 35.027036°N 136.220007°E