Higashitonami District (Higashi-tonami-gun)
Higashitonami (東礪波郡) was a district located in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
Prior to dissolution, the district has four towns and four villages, and as of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 46,031, the total area was 531.55 km2.
Due to the enforcement of the district government, the district was founded in 1896 when the former Tonami District, occupied the southwestern Etchu Province, split into Nishitonami and Higashitonami Districts.
At the time of founding, the district covered all of the city of Tonami (but the areas of Takanami, Takasu, and Wakabayashi); the city of Nanto (but the Kamiyamada and Yamada areas from the former town of Fukumitsu); and the area of Higashiishiguro and Nishinojiri from the former town of Fukumitsu; and the areas of Nakata and Toidewaka in the city of Takaoka. The district seat was located at the town of De (now the center of the city of Tonami)
* On November 1, 2004:
* the town of Shōgawa was merged with the expanded city of Tonami.
* the towns of Fukuno, Inami and Jōhana, and the villages of Inokuchi, Kamitaira, Taira and Toga, along with the town of Fukumitsu (from Nishitonami District) to create the city of Nanto, and Higashitonami District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
Prior to dissolution, the district has four towns and four villages, and as of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 46,031, the total area was 531.55 km2.
Due to the enforcement of the district government, the district was founded in 1896 when the former Tonami District, occupied the southwestern Etchu Province, split into Nishitonami and Higashitonami Districts.
At the time of founding, the district covered all of the city of Tonami (but the areas of Takanami, Takasu, and Wakabayashi); the city of Nanto (but the Kamiyamada and Yamada areas from the former town of Fukumitsu); and the area of Higashiishiguro and Nishinojiri from the former town of Fukumitsu; and the areas of Nakata and Toidewaka in the city of Takaoka. The district seat was located at the town of De (now the center of the city of Tonami)
* On November 1, 2004:
* the town of Shōgawa was merged with the expanded city of Tonami.
* the towns of Fukuno, Inami and Jōhana, and the villages of Inokuchi, Kamitaira, Taira and Toga, along with the town of Fukumitsu (from Nishitonami District) to create the city of Nanto, and Higashitonami District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
Map - Higashitonami District (Higashi-tonami-gun)
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