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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, Tok ...
, Japan since the Heisei era.


Mergers from April 1, 1999 to Present

*On April 1, 2003 - the village of Besshiyama (from Uma District) was merged into the expanded city of Niihama. *On April 1, 2004 - the towns of Akehama, Nomura, Shirokawa and Uwa, (all from Higashiuwa District), and the town of Mikame (from Nishiuwa District) were merged to create the city of Seiyo. Higashiuwa District was dissolved as a result of this merger. *On April 1, 2004 - the cities of Iyomishima and Kawanoe were merged with the town of Doi, and the village of Shingū (both from Uma District) to create the city of Shikokuchūō. Uma District was dissolved as a result of this merger. *On August 1, 2004 - the town of Kuma, and the villages of Mikawa, Omogo and Yanadani (all from Kamiukena District) were merged to create the town of Kumakōgen. *On September 21, 2004 - the towns of Kawauchi and Shigenobu (both from Onsen District) were merged to create the city of Tōon. *On October 1, 2004 - the town of Yuge, and the villages of Ikina, Iwagi and Uoshima (all from Ochi District) were merged to create the new of Kamijima. *On October 1, 2004 - the towns of Ipponmatsu, Jōhen, Mishō, Nishiumi and Uchiumi (all from Minamiuwa District) were merged to create the town of Ainan. *On November 1, 2004 - the old city of Saijō absorbed the city of Tōyo, and the towns of Komatsu and Tanbara (both from Shūsō District) to create the new and expanded city of Saijō. Shūsō District was dissolved as a result of this merger. *On January 1, 2005 - the village of Hirota (from Iyo District) was merged into the expanded town of Tobe. *On January 1, 2005 - the town of Hiromi, and the village of
Hiyoshi Strand of ginkgo trees at Keio University is a part of the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located within Kōhoku Ward in the northeast of Yokohama City. Overview It is served by Hiyoshi Station on the Tōkyū Tōyoko L ...
(both from Kitauwa District) were merged to create the town of Kihoku. *On January 1, 2005 - the town of Ikazaki (from Kita District), and the town of Oda (from Kamiukena District) were merged into the expanded town of Uchiko. *On January 1, 2005 - the city of Hōjō, and the town of Nakajima (from Onsen District) were merged into the expanded city of
Matsuyama 270px, Matsuyama City Hall 270px, Ehime Prefectural Capital Building is the capital city of Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan and also Shikoku's largest city. , the city had an estimated population of 505,948 in 243541 househo ...
. Onsen District was dissolved as a result of this merger. *On January 11, 2005 - the towns of Hijikawa and Nagahama, and the village of Kawabe (all from Kita District) were merged into the expanded city of Ōzu. *On January 16, 2005 - the old city of
Imabari 270px, Imabari City Hall 270px, Aerial view of Imabari city center is a city in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is the second largest city in Ehime Prefecture. , the city had an estimated population of 152,111 in 75947 households and a population ...
absorbed the towns of Hakata, Kamiura, Kikuma,
Miyakubo was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Ochi District, Ehime, Ochi District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,522 and a population density, density of 191.52 persons per km2. The total area was 1 ...
, Namikata, Ōmishima, Ōnishi, Tamagawa, and Yoshiumi, and the villages of Asakura and Sekizen (all from Ochi District) to create the new and expanded city of
Imabari 270px, Imabari City Hall 270px, Aerial view of Imabari city center is a city in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is the second largest city in Ehime Prefecture. , the city had an estimated population of 152,111 in 75947 households and a population ...
. With this merger, there are no more villages left in Ehime Prefecture. *On March 28, 2005 - the town of Honai (from Nishiuwa District) was merged into the expanded city of Yawatahama. *On April 1, 2005 - the city of Iyo absorbed the towns of Futami and Nakayama (both from Iyo District) to form the new city of Iyo. *On April 1, 2005 - the towns of
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and
Seto Seto may refer to: Places * Seto, Aichi, production place of Japanese pottery and venue of Expo 2005 * Seto, Ehime, facing the Seto Inland Sea *Seto, Okayama, adjacent to Okayama, in Okayama Prefecture *Seto Inland Sea of Japan * Setomaa (''Seto ...
(both from Nishiuwa District) were merged into the expanded town of
Ikata is a small peninsula town located in Nishiuwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 8,497 in 15638 households and a population density of 90 persons per km². The total area of the town is Following a rec ...
. *On August 1, 2005 - the old 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 ...
absorbed the towns of Mima, Tsushima and Yoshida (all from Kitauwa District) to create the new and 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 ...
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Ehime 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, Tok ...