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Echi District, Shiga
Echi
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
Aitō
Echigawa
Hatashō
Kotō
Mergers
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
.
