Kurita District, Shiga

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

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

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.

Shiga Prefecture

Ōtsu (capital)

Core city	Ōtsu

Cities	Higashiōmi Hikone Kōka Konan Kusatsu Maibara Moriyama Nagahama Ōmihachiman Rittō Takashima Yasu

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

Coordinates: 35°00′37″N 135°59′07″E / 35.01028°N 135.98528°E / 35.01028; 135.98528

Authority control	NDL: 00391448

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