Aitō, Shiga

Town in Shiga, Japan

Aitō 愛東町
Town
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35°07′28″N 136°19′07″E / 35.12444°N 136.31861°E / 35.12444; 136.31861
Country	Japan
Prefecture	Shiga
District	Echi
Founded	February 11th, 1971
Area
• Total	40.89 km² (15.79 sq mi)
Population
• Total	5,826
• Density	140/km² (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)

Aitō (愛東町, Aitō-chō) was a town located in Echi District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. "Aitō" means "eastern Echi".

It was founded February 11, 1971.^[1]

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,826 and a density of 142.48 persons per km². The total area was 40.89 km².

On February 11, 2005, Aitō, along with the city of Yōkaichi, the towns of Eigenji and Gokashō (both from Kanzaki District), and the town of Kotō (also from Echi District), was merged to create the city of Higashiōmi.