title: Higashiyamanashi District, Yamanashi
text: # Higashiyamanashi District, Yamanashi
  
  Higashiyamanashi (東山梨郡, Higashiyamanashi-gun) was a district located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
  
  As of 2004, the district had an estimated population of 10,701 persons with a density of 135 persons per $km^2.$ The total area was 79.27 $km^2.$
  
  ## Municipalities
  
  Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of three towns:
  
  * Kasugai
  * Katsunuma
  * Yamato
  
  ### Notes
  
  * 1 2 3 Classified as a town.
  
  ## History
  
  ### Recent mergers
  
  * On October 12, 2004 - the town of Kasugai was merged with the towns of Ichinomiya, Isawa, Misaka and Yatsushiro, and the village of Sakaigawa (all from Higashiyatsushiro District), to form the city of Fuefuki.
  * On March 22, 2005 - the town of Makioka and the village of Mitomi were merged into the expanded city of Yamanashi.
  * On November 1, 2005 - the towns of Katsunuma and Yamato were merged with the city of Enzan to form the city of Kōshū. Higashiyamanashi District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
  