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Echi (愛知郡, Echi-gun) is a district located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 34,262 and a density of 325.07 persons per km². The total area is 105.40 km².

Towns and villages

Mergers

On February 11, 2005 the towns of Aitō and Kotō merged with the towns of Eigenji and Gokashō, both from Kanzaki District, and the old city of Yōkaichi, to form the new city of Higashiōmi.^[1]
On February 26, 2006 the towns of Echigawa and Hatashō merged to form the new town of Aishō.

^ "沿革 | 東近江市ホームページ". 東近江市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-14. 平成17年2月11日には、1市4町（八日市市・永源寺町・五個荘町・愛東町・湖東町）が合併し「東近江市」が誕生しました。

v t e Shiga Prefecture
Ōtsu (capital)
Core city	Ōtsu
Cities	Higashiōmi Hikone Kōka Konan Kusatsu Maibara Moriyama Nagahama Ōmihachiman Rittō Takashima Yasu
Districts	Echi District Aishō Gamō District Hino Ryūō Inukami District Kōra Taga Toyosato
List of mergers in Shiga Prefecture Former Districts Azai (East and West) Ika Kanzaki Kōka Kurita Sakata Shiga Takashima Yasu