Higashikamo District
History. Kamo District (加茂郡) was one of the ancient districts of Shinano Province, but was transferred to Mikawa Province during the Sengoku period. In the cadastral reforms of the early Meiji period, on July 22, 1878, Kamo District was divided into Higashikamo District and Nishikamo District within Aichi Prefecture. With the organization of municipalities on October 1, 1889, Higashikamo District was divided into 18 villages. As of 2004 (the last data available), the district had an estimated population of 16,703 and a population density of 43.84 persons per km. Its total area was 381.06 km. As a result  of the Municipal mergers and dissolutions in Japan, on April 1, 2005, the towns of Asuke, Asahi and Inabu, and the village of Shimoyama; along with the town of Fujioka, and the village of Obara (both from Nishikamo District), were all merged into the expanded city of Toyota. Therefore, Higashikamo District was dissolved as a result of this merger.