Gamō (蒲生郡, Gamō-gun) is a district located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
As of September 1, 2011, the district has an estimated population of 35,629 and a density of 220 persons per km2. The total area is 162.15 km2.
Towns
Merger
- On January 1, 2006 the town of Gamō merged into the city of Higashiōmi.
- On March 21, 2010 the town of Azuchi merged into the city of Ōmihachiman.
Transition
Light blue autonomies are Gamō District's towns, deep blue autonomies are Gamō District's villages, and gray autonomies are others.
| April 1, 1889 | 1889 - 1926 | 1927 - 1944 | 1945–1954 | 1955–1989 | 1990 - | Now | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hachiman (八幡) | Hachiman | Hachiman | Hachiman | March 31, 1954 Ōmihachiman (近江八幡) City | Ōmihachiman | Ōmihachiman | Ōmihachiman | Ōmihachiman |
| Utsuro (宇津呂) | Utsuro | March 3, 1933 incorporation into Hachiman | ||||||
| Shima (島) | Shima | Shima | April 1, 1951 incorporation into Hachiman | |||||
| Okayama (岡山) | Okayama | Okayama | Okayama | |||||
| Kaneda (金田) | Kaneda | Kaneda | Kaneda | |||||
| Kirihara (桐原) | Kirihara | Kirihara | Kirihara | |||||
| Mabuchi (馬淵) | Mabuchi | Mabuchi | Mabuchi | |||||
| Musa (武佐) | Musa | Musa | Musa | February 1, 1958 incorporation into Ōmihachiman | ||||
| Azuchi (安土) | Azuchi | Azuchi | April 1, 1954 Azuchi | Azuchi | March 21, 2010 incorporation into Ōmihachiman | |||
| Oiso (老蘇) | Oiso | Oiso | ||||||
| Kagamiyama (鏡山) | Kagamiyama | Kagamiyama | Kagamiyama | April 29, 1955 Ryūō (竜王) | Ryūō | Ryūō | ||
| Na (苗) | Na | Na | Na | |||||
| Nakano (中野) | Nakano | Nakano | March 21, 1954 part of Kanzaki D, Yōkaichi (八日市) Town | August 15, 1954 Yōkaichi City | Yōkaichi | February 11, 2005 Higashiōmi (東近江) City | Higashiōmi | |
| Ichinobe (市辺) | Ichinobe | Ichinobe | Ichinobe | |||||
| Tamao (玉緒) | Tamao | Tamao | Tamao | |||||
| Hirata (平田) | Hirata | Hirata | Hirata | |||||
| Ichihara (市原) | Ichihara | Ichihara | Ichihara | April 1, 1955 part of Kanzaki D, Eigenji (永源寺) Town | ||||
| Sakuragawa (桜川) | Sakuragawa | Sakuragawa | Sakuragawa | April 1, 1955 Gamō (蒲生) | January 1, 2006 incorporation into Higashiōmi | |||
| Asahino (朝日野) | Asahino | Asahino | Asahino | |||||
| Hino (日野) | Hino | Hino | Hino | March 16, 1955 Hino | Hino | Hino | ||
| Kita-hissa (北比都佐) | Kita-hissa | Kita-hissa | Kita-hissa | |||||
| Minami-hissa (南比都佐) | Minami-hissa | Minami-hissa | Minami-hissa | |||||
| Kaigake (鎌掛) | Kaigake | Kaigake | Kaigake | |||||
| Nishiōji (西大路) | Nishiōji | Nishiōji | Nishiōji | |||||
| Sakuradani (桜谷) | May 12, 1894 Higashi-sakuradani (東桜谷) | Higashi-sakuradani | Higashi-sakuradani | |||||
| May 12, 1894 Nishi-sakuradani (西桜谷) | Nishi-sakuradani | Nishi-sakuradani | ||||||
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