Higashitonami District, Toyama


Higashitonami 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.

History

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 ; the city of Nanto ; 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