was a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Kitauwa District,
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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.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 6,562 and a
density
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of 115.30 persons per km². The total area was 56.91 km².
On August 1, 2005, Mima, along with the towns of
Tsushima and
Yoshida
Yoshida (written: 吉田 lit. "lucky ricefield") is the 11th most common Japanese surname. A less common variant is 芳田 (lit. "fragrant ricefield"). Notable people with the surname include:
*Ai Yoshida, Japanese sailor
*, Japanese idol, singer ...
(all from
Kitauwa District), was merged into the expanded city of
Uwajima
270px, Uwajma City Hall
270px, Aerial view of Uwajma city center
270px, Japan National Route 320 in Uwajma city center
is a city located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 70,440 in 35429 households and a pop ...
.
External links
Uwajima official websitein Japanese
in English
Dissolved municipalities of Ehime Prefecture
Uwajima, Ehime
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