Shiga District, Shiga

Map of Shiga District with Meiji period (1890) area in yellow.

Shiga (滋賀郡, Shiga-gun) 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 (Boshin War/Meiji Restoration) – The shogunate territories in the district become part of Ōtsu Prefecture (Ōtsu-ken)
• 1871 (Abolition of the han system) – All feudal domains (-han), including those containing territories in the district, become prefectures (-ken).
• 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 (?, 大津橋本町)

Numbered: The new municipalities of Shiga District in 1889. 1 represents Ōtsu Town, seat of the district government. Colours indicate municipal borders in the 21st century

• 1/4/1889 (establishment of municipalities & Great Meiji mergers) - The "Town and Village Code" (町村制, chō-son-sei), 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 (滋賀村, Shiga-mura, "Shiga Village"), Zeze, Ishiyama, Sakamoto, Shimosakamoto, Ogoto, Katata, Ōgi, Mano, Ikadachi, Katsuragawa, Wani, Kido and Komatsu were formed.
• 1/4/1898 - The "District Code" (郡制, gun-sei), the revised law governing districts, was implemented, establishing indirectly elected district assemblies (gun-kai) and collective executive councils (gun-sanjikai).
• 1/10/1898 - Ōtsu Town (大津町, Ōtsu-chō) became [by definition of city: district-independent] Ōtsu City (大津市, Ōtsu-shi).
• 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 (again) 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 (Great Shōwa mergers)
  • 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 (Kamogawa) 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.

Transition

Light blue autonomies are Shiga District's town, deep blue autonomies are Shiga District's village, and gray autonomies are others.

April 1, 1889	1889 - 1929	1930 - 1944		1945 - 1954	1955 - 1989		1990 -	Now
Ōtsu (大津)	October 1, 1898 Ōtsu City	Ōtsu	April 1, 1933 Ōtsu	Ōtsu	Ōtsu		Ōtsu	Ōtsu
Shiga (滋賀)	Shiga	May 10, 1932 incorporation into Ōtsu
Zeze (膳所)	July 20, 1901 Zeze	Zeze
Ishiyama (石山)	Ishiyama	January 1, 1930 Ishiyama
Sakamoto (坂本)	Sakamoto	Sakamoto		April 1, 1951 incorporation into Ōtsu
Shimosakamoto (下阪本)	Shimosakamoto	Shimosakamoto
Ogoto (雄琴)	Ogoto	Ogoto
Katata (堅田)	July 20, 1901 Katata	Katata		Katata	April 1, 1955 Katata	April 1, 1967 incorporation into Ōtsu
Ōgi (仰木)	Ōgi	Ōgi		Ōgi
Mano (真野)	Mano	Mano		Mano
Ikadachi (伊香立)	Ikadachi	Ikadachi		Ikadachi
Katsuragawa (葛川)	Katsuragawa	Katsuragawa		Katsuragawa
Wani (和邇)	Wani	Wani		Wani	October 1, 1955 Shiga (志賀)		March 20, 2006 incorporation into Ōtsu
Kido (木戸)	Kido	Kido		Kido
Komatsu (小松)	Komatsu	Komatsu		Komatsu