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Kanzaki (神崎郡; -gun) was a district located in Shiga, Japan.

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 41,048 and a density of 179.51 persons per km². The total area was 228.67 km².

Towns and villages

Mergers

On February 11, 2005 the towns of Eigenji and Gokashō merged with the towns of Aitō and Kotō, both from Echi District, and the old city of Yōkaichi, to form the new city of Higashiōmi.
On January 1, 2006 the town of Notogawa merged into the city of Higashiōmi. Kanzaki District was thereby dissolved.

Transition

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

April 1, 1889	1889 - 1926	1927 - 1944		1945 - 1954		1955 - 1989		1990 -	Now
Yōkaichi (八日市)	Yōkaichi	Yōkaichi		March 21, 1954 Yōkaichi	August 15, 1954 Yōkaichi City	Yōkaichi		February 11, 2005 Higashiōmi (東近江) City	Higashiōmi
Gamō D Nakano (中野) Village	Gamō D Nakano	Gamō D Nakano		March 21, 1954 Yōkaichi
Misono (御園)	Misono	Misono		Misono
Tatebe (建部)	Tatebe	Tatebe		Tatebe
Yamagami (山上)	Yamagami	April 1, 1943 Eigenji (永源寺)		Eigenji		April 1, 1955 Eigenji
Echi D Higashi-ogura (東小椋) Village	Echi D Higashi-ogura
Echi D Higashi-ogura (東小椋) Village	October 15, 1892 separation Echi D Takano (高野) Village
Gamō D Ichihara (市原) Village	Gamō D Ichihara	Gamō D Ichihara		Gamō D Ichihara
Higashi-gokashō (東五個荘)	March 15, 1890 rename Asahi (旭)	Asahi		Asahi		January 1, 1955 Gokashō (五個荘)
Minami-gokashō (南五個荘)	Minami-gokashō	Minami-gokashō		Minami-gokashō
Kita-gokashō (北五個荘)	Kita-gokashō	Kita-gokashō		Kita-gokashō
Gamō D Oiso (老蘇) Village Shimizuhana (清水鼻)	Gamō D, Oiso Shimizuhana	Gamō D, Oiso Shimizuhana		April 1, 1954 Gamō D, Azuchi (安土) Town Shimizuhana
Hachijō (八条)	June 5, 1894 Notogawa (能登川)	Notogawa	February 11, 1942 Notogawa	Notogawa		Notogawa		January 1, 2006 incorporate in Higashiōmi
	June 5, 1894 Gohō (五峰)	Gohō
	June 5, 1894 Iba (伊庭)	Iba
Kurimi (栗見)	Kurimi	Kurimi
Kurimi (栗見)	August 15, 1897 separation Kurimishō (栗見荘)	Novemver 8, 1927 incorporation into Yawata
Yawata (八幡)	Yawata	Yawata
Haemi (葉枝見)	March 29, 1896 Echi D, Haemi	Echi D, Haemi		Echi D, Haemi		January 1, 1955 part of Echi D, Inae (稲枝) Town	April 1, 1967 incorpotation into Hikone (彦根) City	Hikone	Hikone

Shiga Prefecture

Cities	Higashiōmi \| Hikone \| Kōka \| Konan \| Kusatsu \| Maibara \| Moriyama \| Nagahama \| Ōtsu (capital) \| Ōmihachiman \| Rittō \| Takashima \| Yasu

Districts	Echi \| Gamō \| Higashiazai \| Ika \| Inukami

Former Districts	Kanzaki \| Kōka \| Kurita \| Nishiazai \| Sakata \| Shiga \| Takashima \| Yasu

See also: Towns and villages by district