is a district of the city of Kizugawa, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It was named for the old Yamashiro Province. It was a town in its own right in SÃ Âraku District until 2007. Yamashiro and the towns of Kamo and Kizu (all from SÃ Âraku District) merged to create the city of Kizugawa on 12 March 2007.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,978 and a density of 366.00 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area was 24.53 km<sup>2</sup>.