Gamō District, Shiga Explained

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

Merger

Transition

Light blue autonomies are Gamō District's towns, deep blue autonomies are Gamō District's villages, and gray autonomies are others.

April 1, 18891889 - 19261927 - 19441945–19541955–19891990 - Now
Hachiman (八幡)HachimanHachimanHachimanMarch 31, 1954
Ōmihachiman (近江八幡) City
ŌmihachimanŌmihachimanŌmihachimanŌmihachiman
Utsuro (宇津呂)UtsuroMarch 3, 1933
incorporation into Hachiman
Shima (島)ShimaShimaApril 1, 1951
incorporation into Hachiman
Okayama (岡山)OkayamaOkayamaOkayama
Kaneda (金田)KanedaKanedaKaneda
Kirihara (桐原)KiriharaKiriharaKirihara
Mabuchi (馬淵)MabuchiMabuchiMabuchi
Musa (武佐)MusaMusaMusaFebruary 1, 1958
incorporation into Ōmihachiman
Azuchi (安土)AzuchiAzuchiApril 1, 1954
Azuchi
AzuchiMarch 21, 2010
incorporation into Ōmihachiman
Oiso (老蘇)OisoOiso
Kagamiyama (鏡山)KagamiyamaKagamiyamaKagamiyamaApril 29, 1955
Ryūō (竜王)
RyūōRyūō
Na (苗)NaNaNa
Nakano (中野)NakanoNakanoMarch 21, 1954
part of Kanzaki D, Yōkaichi (八日市) Town
August 15, 1954
Yōkaichi City
YōkaichiFebruary 11, 2005
Higashiōmi (東近江) City
Higashiōmi
Ichinobe (市辺)IchinobeIchinobeIchinobe
Tamao (玉緒)TamaoTamaoTamao
Hirata (平田)HirataHirataHirata
Ichihara (市原)IchiharaIchiharaIchiharaApril 1, 1955
part of Kanzaki D, Eigenji (永源寺) Town
Sakuragawa (桜川)SakuragawaSakuragawaSakuragawaApril 1, 1955
Gamō (蒲生)
January 1, 2006
incorporation into Higashiōmi
Asahino (朝日野)AsahinoAsahinoAsahino
Hino (日野)HinoHinoHinoMarch 16, 1955
Hino
HinoHino
Kita-hissa (北比都佐)Kita-hissaKita-hissaKita-hissa
Minami-hissa (南比都佐)Minami-hissaMinami-hissaMinami-hissa
Kaigake (鎌掛)KaigakeKaigakeKaigake
Nishiōji (西大路)NishiōjiNishiōjiNishiōji
Sakuradani (桜谷)May 12, 1894
Higashi-sakuradani (東桜谷)
Higashi-sakuradaniHigashi-sakuradani
May 12, 1894
Nishi-sakuradani (西桜谷)
Nishi-sakuradaniNishi-sakuradani

35.027°N 136.22°W