Higashiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi
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Higashiyatsushiro (東八代郡; -gun) was a district located in Yamanashi, 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, 2005, the village of Ashigawa merged into the city of Fuefuki and Higashiyatsushiro District ceased to exist.
[edit] Timeline
- 1878 - The district founded after the Yatsushiro District split into Higashiyatsushiro and Nishiyatsushiro Districts.
- October 12, 2004-The municipalities of Ichinomiya, Isawa, Misaka, Sakaigawa, and Yatsushiro merged with Kasugai from Higashiyamanashi District to form the city of Fuefuki.
- February 20, 2006-The village of Toyotomi merged with the towns of Tamaho and Tatomi from Nakakoma District to form the new city of Chuo.
- March 1, 2006-The town of Nakamichi merged into the city of Kofu.
- August 1, 2005-The village of Ashigawa merged into the city of Fuefuki. Higashiyatsushiro District has been dissolved.
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