title: Higashiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi
text: # Higashiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi
  
  Higashiyatsushiro (東八代郡, Higashiyatsushiro-gun) was a district located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
  
  As of March 2006, the district has an estimated population of 513 with a density of 13.80 persons per $km^2.$ The total area is 37.15 $km^2.$
  
  ## Municipalities
  
  Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of only one village:
  
  * Ashigawa
  
  ### Notes
  
  * ↑ Classified as a village.
  
  ## History
  
  ### District Timeline
  
  * 1878 - The district was founded after Yatsushiro District was split into Higashiyatsushiro and Nishiyatsushiro Districts.
  
  ### Recent mergers
  
  * On October 12, 2004 - The towns of Ichinomiya, Isawa, Misaka and Yatsushiro, and the village of Sakaigawa were merged with the town of Kasugai (from Higashiyamanashi District) to form the city of Fuefuki.
  * On February 20, 2006 - The village of Toyotomi was merged with the towns of Tamaho and Tatomi (both from Nakakoma District) to form the city of Chūō.
  * On March 1, 2006 - The town of Nakamichi was merged into the expanded city of Kōfu.
  * On August 1, 2006 - The village of Ashigawa was merged into the expanded city of Fuefuki. Higashiyatsushiro District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
  