Higashiōmi, Shiga
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 Higashiōmi's location in Shiga, Japan. |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Shiga |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 388.58 km² (150.03 sq mi) |
| Population (as of April 2008) | |
| Total | 117,557 |
| Density | 303 /km² (785 /sq mi) |
| Location | |
| Symbols | |
| Tree | Japanese Maple |
| Flower | Purple Gromwell |
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| Higashiōmi Government Office | |
| Mayor | Kōichi Nakamura |
| Address | 〒527-8527 10-5, Yōkaichi Midorimachi, Higashiōmi-shi, Shiga-ken |
| Phone number | 0748-24-1234 |
| Official website: Higashiōmi City | |
Higashiōmi (東近江市 Higashiōmi-shi?, lit. "East Ōmi") is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 117,557 and the density of 303 persons per km². The total area is 388.58 km².
The city was founded on February 11, 2005 with the merger of Yōkaichi city and the towns of Eigenji, Gokashō, Aitō, and Kotō.
The adjacent lakeside towns of Notogawa and Gamō merged into Higashiōmi on January 1, 2006.
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| Cities | |||
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| Higashiōmi | Hikone | Kōka | Konan | Kusatsu | Maibara | Moriyama | Nagahama | Ōtsu (capital) | Ōmihachiman | Rittō | Takashima | Yasu | |||
| Districts | |||
| Echi | Gamō | Higashiazai | Ika | Inukami | |||
| Former Districts | |||
| Kanzaki | Koka | Kurita | Nishiazai | Sakata | Shiga | Takashima | Yasu | |||
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