Echi District, Shiga

This article is about the district in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. There is another district with the same Japanese name (愛知郡; Aichi-gun) in Aichi Prefecture, see Aichi District, Aichi.

Map of Echi District in Shiga Prefecture

Echi (愛知郡, Echi-gun) is a district located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 34,262 and a density of 325.07 persons per km². The total area is 105.40 km².

Towns and villages

Current town

Aishō

Former towns

Mergers

Map of Echi District with Meiji period (1890) area in yellow, modern area in green.

On February 11, 2005 the towns of Aitō and Kotō merged with the towns of Eigenji and Gokashō, both from Kanzaki District, and the old city of Yōkaichi, to form the new city of Higashiōmi.
On February 26, 2006 the towns of Echigawa and Hatashō merged to form the new town of Aishō.

Shiga Prefecture

Ōtsu (capital)

Core city	Ōtsu

Cities	Higashiōmi Hikone Kōka Konan Kusatsu Maibara Moriyama Nagahama Ōmihachiman Rittō Takashima Yasu

Echi District	Aishō

Gamō District	Hino Ryūō

Inukami District	Kōra Taga Toyosato

List of mergers in Shiga Prefecture Former Districts Azai (East and West) Ika Kanzaki Kōka Kurita Sakata Shiga Takashima Yasu

Coordinates: 35°10′N 136°13′E / 35.167°N 136.217°E / 35.167; 136.217

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