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Shiga (滋賀郡, Shiga-gun) was a district located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 21,964 and a density of 306.20 persons per km². The total area is 71.73 km².
On March 20, 2006, the town of Shiga was merged into the expanded city of Ōtsu. Shiga District was dissolved as a result of this merger. Historically, most of Ōtsu is now co-teminous with this district.
Transition
Light blue autonomies are Shiga District's town, deep blue autonomies are Shiga District's village, and gray autonomies are others.
References
Shiga District, Shiga Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA