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Tano, Ehime
was a village located in Shūfu District later Shūsō District, Ehime Prefecture. Timeline * December 15, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforcement, the villages of 長野, 田野村上方, 北田野, 高松, and 川根, Shūfu District, merged to form as the village of Tano, Shūfu District. * April 1, 1897 - Due to Shūfu District merged with Kuwamura District, the village becomes the village of Tano, Shūsō District. * September 1, 1956 - Merged with the town of Tanbara and parts of the village of Nakagawa to become the town of Tanbara. * November 1, 2004 - The town of Tanbara merged with the cities of Saijō and Tōyo and the town of Komatsu to become the city of Saijō. Dissolved municipalities of Ehime Prefecture {{Ehime-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shūfu District, Ehime
List of provinces of Japan > Nankaidō > Iyo Province > Shūfu District Japan > Shikoku > Ehime Prefecture > Shūfu District was a district located in eastern Iyo Province (Ehime Prefecture). In 1897, the district merged with Kuwamura District (桑村郡) to become Shūsō District (周桑郡) and the district dissolved. Timeline * December 15, 1889 - Due to the municipal status A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ... enforcement, 10 villages were formed. ** 吉井村 ← 石田村, 今在家村, 広江村, 新屋敷村の一部, 玉之江村の一部（壬生川町 → 東予市 → 西条市） ** 周布村 ← 吉田村, 周布村の一部, 三津屋村の一部（同上） ** 多賀村 ← 北条村, 三津屋村の一部, 周布村の一部（同上） ** 小松 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shūsō District, Ehime
was a district located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. History * April 1897 — Shūfu District and Kuwamura District were merged to become the Shūsō District. (17 villages) * November 22, 1898 — The village of Komatsu was elevated to town status to become the town of Komatsu. (1 town, 16 villages) * June 14, 1901 — The village of Nyūgawa was elevated to town status to become the town of Nyūgawa. (2 towns, 15 villages) * December 13, 1913 — The village of Fukuoka was elevated to town status to become the town of Tanbara. (3 towns, 14 villages) * October 1, 1940 — The village of Taga was merged into the town of Nyūgawa. (3 towns, 13 villages) * August 10, 1951 — The village of Senzokuyama was renamed as the village of Ishizuchi. * January 1, 1955 — The villages of Shūfu and Yoshii, the town of Nyūgawa, and the villages of Yoshioka and Kuniyasu were merged to create the town of Nyūgawa. (3 towns, 9 villages) * January 1, 1955 — The villages of Miyoshi, Kusukawa a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ehime Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,342,011 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Tokushima Prefecture to the east, and Kōchi Prefecture to the southeast. Matsuyama is the capital and largest city of Ehime Prefecture and the largest city on Shikoku, with other major cities including Imabari, Niihama, and Saijō. Notable past Ehime residents include three Nobel Prize winners: they are Kenzaburo Oe (1994 Nobel Prize in Literature), Shuji Nakamura (2014 Nobel Prize in Physics), and Syukuro Manabe (2021 Nobel Prize in Physics). History Until the Meiji Restoration, Ehime Prefecture was known as Iyo Province. Since before the Heian period, the area was dominated by fishermen and sailors who played an important role in defending Japan against pirates and Mongolian invasions. After the Battle of Sekigahara, the Tokugaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipal Status
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district. The term is derived from French and Latin . The English word ''municipality'' derives from the Latin social contract (derived from a word meaning "duty holders"), referring to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction, from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco, to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuwamura District, Ehime
List of Provinces of Japan > Nankaido > Iyo Province > Kuwamura District was a district located in eastern Iyo Province (Ehime Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,342,011 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Toku ...). In 1897, the district merged with Shūfu District(周敷郡) to become Shūsō District(周桑郡) and the district dissolved. The entire area are now within the city of Saijō. Timeline * December 15, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforcement, the following 7 villages were formed. ** Village of Nyūgawa ← Villages of Ōshinden, Nyūgawa, Enkaiji, Akarigawa, and Kitadai ( Town of Nyūgawa → City of Tōyo → City of Saijō) ** Village of Yoshioka ← Villages of Kamiichi, Hirooka, Ishinobe, Shinmachi, Yasumochidesaku, and Yasumochi (same as above) ** Village of Kuniyasu ← Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanbara, Ehime
was a town located in Shūsō District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 13,354 and a density of 103.44 persons per km2. The total area was 129.10 km2. On November 1, 2004, Tanbara, along with the city of Tōyo, and the town of Komatsu (also from Shūsō District), was merged into the expanded city of Saijō and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... External linksOfficial website of Saijōin Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Ehime Prefecture Saijō, Ehime {{Ehime-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tōyo, Ehime
was a city located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. The Toyo-town was founded on January 1, 1971. The city of Toyo formed October 1, 1972. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 32,652 and the density of 441.90 persons per km². The total area was 73.89 km². On November 1, 2004, Tōyo, along with the towns of Komatsu and Tanbara (both from Shūsō District), was merged into the expanded city of Saijō and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... Dissolved municipalities of Ehime Prefecture Populated places established in 1971 Populated places disestablished in 2004 1971 establishments in Japan 2004 disestablishments in Japan Saijō, Ehime {{Ehime-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komatsu, Ehime
was a town located in Shūsō District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 9,668 and a density of 126.78 persons per km2. The total area was 76.26 km2. On November 1, 2004, Komatsu, along with the city of Tōyo, and the town of Tanbara (also from Shūsō District), was merged into the expanded city of Saijō and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... External linksOfficial website of Saijo Dissolved municipalities of Ehime Prefecture Saijō, Ehime {{Ehime-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saijō, Ehime
is a city in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 106,016 in 58803 households and a population density of 210 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Saijō is in central Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku and is bordered by the Seto Inland Sea to the north. It sits at the base of Mount Ishizuchi, the tallest peak in western Japan. The consolidated city of Saijō encompasses a broad area, spreading out across the entire Dōzen Plain from the foothills of the Ishizuchi Mountain Range to the Seto Inland Sea (the former Saijō City, Tōyo City, Komatsu Town and Tanbara Town), and also contains smaller communities extending into the lower reaches of the mountains. The Dōzen Plain is crossed by several rivers, the largest being the Kamo River and the Nakayama River. The main city of Saijō is known for natural spring water. Signs throughout the city and at the city's train station call Saijō the "Spring Water Capital of Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
