Shiga District, Shiga

History

• 1/4/1889 - The "Town and Village System" was enforced. 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 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.
• 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.

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