Yasu (野洲郡, Yasu-gun) was a district located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

Map of Yasu District with Meiji period (1890) area in yellow.

On October 1, 2004, the former town of Yasu absorbed the town of Chūzu, effectively turning Yasu District into Yasu City.[1] Therefore, Yasu District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 49,155 and a density of 799.92 persons per km2. The total area was 61.45 km2.

Former Towns and villages

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Transition

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Light blue autonomies are Yasu District's town, deep blue autonomies are Yasu District's village, and gray autonomies are others.

April 1, 1889 1889 - 1926 1927 - 1954 1955 - 1989 1990 - Now
Moriyama (守山) February 1, 1904
Moriyama
July 10, 1941
Moriyama
January 15, 1955
Moriyama
July 1, 1970
Moriyama City
Moriyama Moriyama
Kurita D
Mononobe (物部) Village
Kurita D
Mononobe
Ozu (小津) Ozu Ozu
Tamatsu (玉津) Tamatsu Tamatsu
Kawanishi (河西) Kawanishi Kawanishi
Hayano (速野) Hayano Hayano
Nakasu (中洲) Nakasu Nakasu March 1, 1957
incorpotation into Moriyama
March 1, 1957
incorpotation into Chūzu
Chūzu October 1, 2004
Yasu City
Yasu
Hyōzu (兵主) Hyōzu Hyōzu April 1, 1955
Chūzu
Nakasato (中里) Nakasato Nakasato
Yasu (野洲) October 17, 1911
Yasu
May 20, 1942
Yasu
April 1, 1955
Yasu
Mikami (三上) Mikami
Giō (義王) August 22, 1894
rename
Giō (祇王)
Giō
Shinohara (篠原) Shinohara Shinohara
Kitasato (北里) Kitasato Kitasato March 3, 1955
incorpotation into Ōmihachiman (近江八幡) City
Ōmihachiman Ōmihachiman

References

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  1. ^ "総務省|令和2年版 地方財政白書|資料編 〔附属資料〕 昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績" [Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60]. 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.