Higashitonami District, Toyama


Higashitonami was a district located in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 46,031 with a density of 86.59 persons per km2. The total area was 531.55 km2.

Municipalities

Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of four towns and four villages:
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History

Due to the enforcement of the district government, the district was founded in 1896 when the former Tonami District, occupied the southwestern Etchū Province, split into Nishitonami and Higashitonami Districts.
At the time of founding, the district covered all of the city of Tonami ; the city of Nanto ; the sections of Higashiishiguro and Nishinojiri from the former town of Fukumitsu; and the sections of Nakata and Toidewaka in the city of Takaoka. The district seat was located at the town of De.

Recent mergers