is a
district
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located in
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 ...
,
Japan
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.
The district contains two towns:
Masaki and
Tobe.
As of 2004 the estimated
population
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is 52,832 with a total area is 121.89 km
2.
History
*1887 — The villages of Habu and Yodo were reassigned to the
Onsen District (now the city of
Matsuyama
file:Matsuyama city office Ehime prefecture Japan.jpg, 270px, Matsuyama City Hall
file:Ehimekencho-20040417.JPG, 270px, Ehime Prefectural Capital Building
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan ...
).
*1889
**The village of Nakayama in
Kita District was reassigned to the Shimoukena District.
**The village of
Kurita in Shimoukena District merged into the village of
Hirota in Shimoukena District.
*1896 — The villages of
Haramachi, Tobe, Hirota, Nakayama, Izubuchi,
Saredani, Kaminada, and Shimonada were reassigned from the
Shimoukena District to the Iyo District. (1 town, 15 villages)
*January 1, 1907 — The village of Izubuchi merged into the village of Nakayama. (1 town, 12 villages)
*September 30, 1908 — Parts of the village of
Shimonada merged into the village of Michiho in
Kita District (now the town of
Uchiko)
*September 3, 1921 — The village of
Kaminada gained town status. (2 towns, 13 villages)
*October 31, 1922 — The village of Masaki gained town status. (3 towns, 12 villages)
*April 1, 1925
**Parts of the village of Kaminada merged into the village of Minamiyamasaki.
**The village of Nakayama gained town status. (4 towns, 11 villages)
*November 10, 1928 — The village of Tobe gained town status. (5 towns, 10 villages)
*March 15, 1929 — Parts of the village of Hirota (former village of Kurita areas) merged into the town of Nakayama.
*January 1, 1940 — The village of Gunchū merged into the town of Gunchū. (5 towns, 9 villages)
*January 1, 1955 — The villages of Minamiyamasaki, Kitayamasaki, Minamiiyo, and the town of Gunchū merged to form the city of
Iyo. (4 towns, 6 villages)
*February 1, 1955 — The village of Saredani merged into the town of Nakayama. (4 towns, 5 villages)
*March 31, 1955
**The village of Haramachi merged into the town of Tobe. (4 towns, 4 villages)
**The villages of
Kitaiyo and Okada merged into the town of
Masaki. (4 towns, 2 villages)
**The town of Kaminada and the village of Shimonada merged to form the town of
Futami. (4 towns, 1 village)
*November 1, 1958 — Parts of the city of Iyo merged into the town of Tobe.
*January 1, 2005 — The village of
Hirota merged into the town of
Tobe. (4 towns)
*April 1, 2005 — The towns of
Nakayama and
Futami merged into the city of Iyo. (2 towns)
Iyo District
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