Shiga District, Shiga
Shiga was a district located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
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
- 1868 – The shogunate territories in the district become part of Ōtsu Prefecture '
- 1871 – All feudal domains ', including those containing territories in the district, become prefectures '.
- 1871/72 – In the first wave of prefectural mergers, the entire district becomes part of Ōtsu Prefecture which is then renamed to Shiga after the district
- 1878/79 – The ancient districts of provinces are reactivated as modern administrative units as districts of prefectures: the district government of Shiga is established in Ōtsu-Hashimoto-chō
- 1/4/1889 - The "Town and Village Code", the new law establishing towns and villages as modern political units, was implemented. As a result, the town of Ōtsu and the villages of Shiga, Zeze, Ishiyama, Sakamoto, Shimosakamoto, Ogoto, Katata, Ōgi, Mano, Ikadachi, Katsuragawa, Wani, Kido and Komatsu were formed.
- 1/4/1898 - The "District Code", the revised law governing districts, was implemented, establishing indirectly elected district assemblies ' and collective executive councils .
- 1/10/1898 - Ōtsu Town became Ōtsu City.
- 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 assembly was abolished. The district office remains.
- 1/7/1926 - The district government was abolished, reducing the district to a geographical division.
- 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.
- 1950s
- *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 Shiga Town (志賀町, Shigachō).
- *30/9/1956 - Part of the town of Shiga 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.