is a district located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
As of September 1, 2011, the district has an estimated population of 35,629 and a density of 220 persons per km2. The total area is 162.15 km2.
Towns Hino Ryūō
Merger On January 1, 2006 the town of Gamō merged into the city of Higashiōmi. On March 21, 2010 the town of Azuchi merged into the city of Ōmihachiman.
Transition
Light blue autonomies are Gamō District's towns, deep blue autonomies are Gamō District's villages, and gray autonomies are others. April 1, 18891889 - 19261927 - 19441945–19541955–19891990 - Now Hachiman (八幡) Hachiman Hachiman Hachiman March 31, 1954Ōmihachiman (近江八幡) City Ōmihachiman Ōmihachiman Ōmihachiman Ōmihachiman Utsuro (宇津呂) Utsuro March 3, 1933incorporation into Hachiman Shima (島) Shima Shima April 1, 1951incorporation into Hachiman Okayama (岡山) Okayama Okayama Okayama Kaneda (金田) Kaneda Kaneda Kaneda Kirihara (桐原) Kirihara Kirihara Kirihara Mabuchi (馬淵) Mabuchi Mabuchi Mabuchi Musa (武佐) Musa Musa Musa February 1, 1958incorporation into Ōmihachiman Azuchi (安土) Azuchi Azuchi April 1, 1954Azuchi Azuchi March 21, 2010incorporation into Ōmihachiman Oiso (老蘇) Oiso Oiso Kagamiyama (鏡山) Kagamiyama Kagamiyama Kagamiyama April 29, 1955Ryūō (竜王) Ryūō Ryūō Na (苗) Na Na Na Nakano (中野) Nakano Nakano March 21, 1954part of Kanzaki D, Yōkaichi (八日市) Town August 15, 1954Yōkaichi City Yōkaichi February 11, 2005Higashiōmi (東近江) City Higashiōmi Ichinobe (市辺) Ichinobe Ichinobe Ichinobe Tamao (玉緒) Tamao Tamao Tamao Hirata (平田) Hirata Hirata Hirata Ichihara (市原) Ichihara Ichihara Ichihara April 1, 1955part of Kanzaki D, Eigenji (永源寺) Town Sakuragawa (桜川) Sakuragawa Sakuragawa Sakuragawa April 1, 1955Gamō (蒲生) January 1, 2006incorporation into Higashiōmi Asahino (朝日野) Asahino Asahino Asahino Hino (日野) Hino Hino Hino March 16, 1955Hino Hino Hino Kita-hissa (北比都佐) Kita-hissa Kita-hissa Kita-hissa Minami-hissa (南比都佐) Minami-hissa Minami-hissa Minami-hissa Kaigake (鎌掛) Kaigake Kaigake Kaigake Nishiōji (西大路) Nishiōji Nishiōji Nishiōji Sakuradani (桜谷) May 12, 1894Higashi-sakuradani (東桜谷) Higashi-sakuradani Higashi-sakuradani May 12, 1894Nishi-sakuradani (西桜谷) Nishi-sakuradani Nishi-sakuradani
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