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Kitauwa District, Ehime
is a district located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 17,299. The total area is 340.37 km2. The district has two towns: * Kihoku * Matsuno History * Due to 1878 land reforms, the district was founded when it broke off from the Uwa District. (2 towns, 31 villages) * July 1, 1895 — The village of Tsushima broke up into the villages of Takachika and Iwamatsu. (2 towns, 32 villages) * July 1, 1899 — The village of Kiyomitsu broke up into the villages of Mimaki and Kiyomitsu. (2 towns, 33 villages) * May 1, 1917 — The village of Maruho merged into the town of Uwajima. (2 towns, 32 villages) * October 3, 1919 — The village of Iwamatsu gained town status. (3 towns, 31 villages) * August 1, 1921 — The town of Uwajima and the village of Yawata merged to form the city of Uwajima. (2 towns, 30 villages) * September 1, 1934 — The village of Kushima merged into the city of Uwajima. (2 towns, 29 villages) * February 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Japan
In Japan, a is composed of one or more rural municipalities (Towns of Japan, towns or Villages of Japan, villages) within a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture. Districts have no governing function, and are only used for geographic or statistical purposes such as mailing addresses. Cities of Japan, Cities are not part of districts. Historically, districts have at times functioned as an administrative unit in Japan, administrative unit. From 1878 to 1921The governing law, the district code (''gunsei'', 郡制Entry for the 1890 originalanentry for the revised 1899 ''gunsei''in the National Diet Library ''Nihon hōrei sakuin''/"Index of Japanese laws and ordinances"), was abolished in 1921, but the district assemblies (''gunkai'', 郡会) existed until 1923, the district chiefs (''gunchō'', 郡長) and district offices (''gun-yakusho'', 郡役所) until 1926. district governments were roughly equivalent to a County (United States), county of the United States, ranking below Prefectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ehime Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,334,841 and 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, Ehime, Imabari, Niihama, and Saijō, Ehime, Saijō. Notable past Ehime residents include three Nobel Prize winners: 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 Mongols, Mongolian invasions. After the Battle of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and List of islands of Japan, thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and List of cities in Japan, its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the List of largest cities, largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 Prefectures of Japan, administrative prefectures and List of regions of Japan, eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of Geography of Japan, the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics. Etymology The word ''population'' is derived from the Late Latin ''populatio'' (a people, a multitude), which itself is derived from the Latin word ''populus'' (a people). Use of the term Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined feature in common, such as location, Race (human categorization), race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species which inhabit the same geographical area and are capable of Sexual reproduction, interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where interbreeding is possi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kihoku, Ehime
is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Kitauwa District, Ehime, Kitauwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 9,614 in 4891 households, and a population density of 40 persons per km². The total area of the town is .The name of the town is derived from the town's location to the north, 北, of Mt. Onigajō "鬼が城." Geography Kihoku is located in the Onigajō mountain range in southwestern Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. The town is composed of several villages merged into one town area. As such, it is spread out over a broad series of small valleys in the town proper. The largest town area, Hiromi, is located in a larger valley in the southwest section of the town. Other areas include Aiji in the north, Mishima centrally, and Hiyoshi in the east. Climate Kihoku has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kihoku is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsuno, Ehime
is a town located in Kitauwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 3,693 in 1978 households, and a population density of 38 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Matsuno is located in mountainous southwestern Ehime Prefecture, on the middle reaches of the Hiromi River, one of the tributaries of the Shimanto River. Forests occupy 84% of the total area. Although located due east of Uwajima across Mount Onigajo, due to lack of roads, it is not possible to go directly to Uwajima from Matsuno without going through Kihoku. A small portion of the town is within the borders of the Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park. Surrounding municipalities Ehime Prefecture * Kihoku * Uwajima Kōchi Prefecture * Shimanto (city) * Shimanto (town) Climate Matsuno has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Matsuno is 14.5 ° ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uwa District, Ehime
was a district in Iyo Province (modern-day Ehime Prefecture), Japan. History *866 - Uwa District divided into Uwa and Kita Districts. *On February 25, 1876, Okinoshima, Himejima, and Ugurujima Islands were sent to Hata District in Tosa Province *On December 16, 1878, The district was divided to create the Nishiuwa, Higashiuwa, Kitauwa, and Minamiuwa Districts. The Uwa District was thus dissolved. ** Nishiuwa District – Active (The area once included the city of Yawatahama is a Cities of Japan, city located in of Ehime Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 31,385 in 15,638 households and a population density of 240 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Yawatahama i ... and parts of the cities of Seiyo and Ōzu) ** Higashiuwa District – Dissolved on April 1, 2004 (The area once included the cities of Seiyo, Uwajima and Ōzu) ** Kitauwa District – Active (The area once included the city of Uwajima (excluding so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higashiuwa District, Ehime
was a district located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. History * 1878 — Uwa District was split up by Meiji era land reforms. Higashiuwa District was thus born. (1 town, 21 villages) * January 1, 1914 — Parts of the village of Tanisuji was merged into the village of No. * January 1, 1922 — The village of No was elevated to town status to become the town of Nomura. (2 towns, 20 villages) * February 11, 1922 — The village of Kamiuwa was merged into the town of Uwa. (2 towns, 19 villages) * December 1, 1929 — The villages of Kasagi and Yamada were merged to create the village of Iwaki. (2 towns, 18 villages) * April 1, 1943, parts of the village of Ukena (from Kamiukena District) was merged into the village of Sōkawa. * March 31, 1954 — The villages of Yusukawa, Doi, Takagawa and Uonashi were merged to create the village of Kurosegawa. (2 towns, 15 villages) * March 31, 1954 — The villages of Tada, Nakagawa, Iwaki, Shimouwa and Tanosuji were merged into the town of Uwa. (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromi, Ehime
was a town located in Kitauwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2000, the town had an estimated population of 11,147 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 72.87 persons per km2. The total area was 152.98 km2. On January 1, 2005, Hiromi, along with the village of Hiyoshi (also from Kitauwa District), was merged to create the new town of Kihoku. External linksOfficial website of Kihoku Dissolved municipalities of Ehime Prefecture {{Ehime-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiyoshi, Ehime
was a village located in Kitauwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2000, the village had an estimated population of 1,933 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 21.75 persons per km2. The total area was 88.89 km2. On January 1, 2005, Hiroshi, along with the town of Hiromi (also from Kitauwa District), was merged to create the new town of Kihoku. External linksOfficial website of Kihoku Dissolved municipalities of Ehime Prefecture {{Ehime-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mima, Ehime
was a town located in Kitauwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,562 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... 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 (all from Kitauwa District), was merged into the expanded city of Uwajima. External linksUwajima official websitein Japanesein English Dissolved municipalities of Ehime Prefecture Uwajima, Ehime {{Ehime-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
