Shiga District (Shiga-gun)
Shiga (滋賀郡) 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.
* 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)
* 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 -
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.
* 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)
* 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 -
Map - Shiga District (Shiga-gun)
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