Kurita District, Shiga

Kurita (栗太郡, Kurita-gun) was a district located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

Map of Kurita District with Meiji period (1890) area in yellow.

On October 1, 2001, Rittō Town was elevated to city status to become Rittō City; therefore, Kurita District was dissolved as a result of this change of status. Historically, Kusatsu City belonged to Kurita District, too.

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