Higashiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi
Higashiyatsushiro (東八代郡 Higashiyatsushiro-gun) was a district located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
As of March 2006, the district has an estimated population of 513. The total area is 37.15 km².
On the day before the district dissolved (July 31, 2006), the district had only one village left:
On August 1, 2006, the village of Ashigawa was merged into the expanded city of Fuefuki. Therefore, Higashiyatsushiro District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
District Timeline
- 1878 - The district was founded after Yatsushiro District was split into Higashiyatsushiro and Nishiyatsushiro Districts.
- On October 12, 2004 - the towns of Ichinomiya, Isawa, Misaka and Yatsushiro, and the village of Sakaigawa were merged with the town of Kasugai (from Higashiyamanashi District) to create the city of Fuefuki.
- On February 20, 2006 - the village of Toyotomi was merged with the towns of Tamaho and Tatomi (both from Nakakoma District) to create the city of Chūō.
- On March 1, 2006 - the town of Nakamichi was merged into the expanded city of Kōfu.
- On August 1, 2006 - the village of Ashigawa was merged into the expanded city of Fuefuki. Higashiyatsushiro District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
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