Higashiyamanashi District, Yamanashi

Higashiyamanashi (東山梨郡, Higashiyamanashi-gun) was a district located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2004, the district had an estimated population of 10,701 persons with a density of 135 persons per km². The total area was 79.27 km².

Municipalities

Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of three towns:

On October 12, 2004 - the town of Kasugai was merged with the towns of Ichinomiya, Isawa, Misaka and Yatsushiro, and the village of Sakaigawa (all from Higashiyatsushiro District), to form the city of Fuefuki.^[1]^[2]
On March 22, 2005 - the town of Makioka and the village of Mitomi were merged into the expanded city of Yamanashi.
On November 1, 2005 - the towns of Katsunuma and Yamato were merged with the city of Enzan to form the city of Kōshū. Higashiyamanashi District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

^ 笛吹市. "合併協定項目". 笛吹市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-06. 東八代郡石和町、同郡御坂町、同郡一宮町、同郡八代町、同郡境川村及び東山梨郡春日居町を廃し、その区域をもって新しい市を設置する新設合併とする。
^ 現代用語の基礎知識 (in Japanese). 自由国民社. 2005. p. 472. ISBN 978-4-426-10123-7. 笛吹市 10 月 12 日に山梨県石和町、御坂町、一宮町、八代町、境川村、春日居町が合併して笛吹市が誕生する。