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Minamiuwa District, Ehime
is a district located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004, the estimated population is 28,100 and the total area is 239.54 km2. The district includes one town. * Ainan History * 1878 — The Minamiuwa District broke off from the Uwa District through Meiji era The was an Japanese era name, era of History of Japan, Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912. The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feu ... land reforms. (7 villages) * February 11, 1923 — The village of Mishō gained town status. (1 town, 6 villages) * February 11, 1923 — The village of Jōhen gained town status. (2 towns, 5 villages) * November 3, 1948 — The village of Uchiumi broke up into Uchiumi and Minamiuchiumi, with some parts merging into Jōhen. (2 towns, 6 villages) * April 1, 1952 — The village of Higashisotoumi gained town status. (3 towns, 5 villages) * September 1, 1952 — Th ... [...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] |
Ainan, Ehime
is a List of towns in Japan, town in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 19,733 in 10054 households, and a population density of 83 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Ainan is located in far southwestern Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. It faces Utsumi Bay to the west and Sukumo Bay to the south. The mountainous area that occupies most of the town area plunges directly into the sea, creating a complex ria, ria coastline. At the mouth of the Sozu River, which flows in a large arc in the center, there is a small open flatland, where the government office is located. Parts of the town are within the borders of the Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park. Sasayama Mountain is the highest mountain in Ainan (1,064.4 m) which has a rare variety of azaleas blooming on its peak, best seen in late April, early May. Neighbouring municipalities Ehime Prefecture * Uwajima, Ehime, Uwajima Kōchi Prefecture * Kōchi, Kōchi, Kōchi * Suk ... [...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] |
Meiji Era
The was an Japanese era name, era of History of Japan, Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912. The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudalism, feudal society at risk of colonization by Western world, Western powers to the new paradigm of a modern, industrialized nation state and emergent great power, influenced by Western scientific, technological, philosophical, political, legal, and aesthetic ideas. As a result of such wholesale adoption of radically different ideas, the changes to Japan were profound, and affected its social structure, internal politics, economy, military, and foreign relations. The period corresponded to the reign of Emperor Meiji. It was preceded by the Keiō era and was succeeded by the Taishō era, upon the accession of Emperor Taishō. The rapid modernization during the Meiji era was not without its opponents, as the rapid changes to society cause ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipponmatsu, Ehime
was a town located in Minamiuwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,204 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 58.15 persons per km2. The total area was 72.29 km2. On October 1, 2004, Ipponmatsu, along with the towns of Jōhen, Mishō and Nishiumi, and the village of Uchiumi (all from Minamiuwa District), was merged to create the town of Ainan. References External linksOfficial website of Ainanin Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Ehime Prefecture Ainan, Ehime {{Ehime-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mishō, Ehime
was a town located in Minamiuwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 9,471 and a density of 188.18 persons per km2. The total area was 50.33 km2. On October 1, 2004, Mishō, along with the towns of Ipponmatsu, Jōhen and Nishiumi, and the village of Uchiumi (all from Minamiuwa District), was merged to create the town of Ainan. Kanjizaiji, one of the Shikoku Pilgrimage The or is a multi-site pilgrimage of 88 temples associated with the Buddhist monk Kūkai (''Kōbō Daishi'') on the island of Shikoku, Japan. A popular and distinctive feature of the island's cultural landscape, and with a long history, ... temples, is located in the town. Climate References External linksOfficial website of Ainanin Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Ehime Prefecture Ainan, Ehime {{Ehime-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jōhen, Ehime
was a town located in Minamiuwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004, the town of Jōhen had an estimated population of 9,751 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 129.37 persons per km2. The total area was 75.37 km2. On October 1, 2004, Jōhen, along with the towns of Ipponmatsu, Mishō and Nishiumi, and the village of Uchiumi (all from Minamiuwa District), was merged to create the town of Ainan. References External linksOfficial website of Ainanin Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Ehime Prefecture Ainan, Ehime {{Ehime-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishiumi, Ehime
was a town located in Minamiuwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2005, the town had an estimated population of 2787 and a density of 127.79 persons per km2. The total area was 21.81 km2. On October 1, 2004, Nishiumi, along with the towns of Ipponmatsu, Jōhen and Mishō, and the village of Uchiumi (all from Minamiuwa District), was merged to create the town of Ainan. Though now part of Ainan, Nishiumi itself consisted of many individual villages (localities/hamlets) including Fukuura, Funakoshi, Nishiura, and Sotodomari, among others. The industry in Nishiumi consists primarily of fishing and agriculture, producing things such as bonito and mikan ''Citrus unshiu'' is a semi-seedless and easy-peeling citrus species, also known as the satsuma mandarin or Japanese mandarin. During the Edo period of Japan, kishu mikans were more popular because there was a popular superstition that eating '' ... oranges. Geography and climate Nishiumi's name literally tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uchiumi, Ehime
was a village located in Minamiuwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Pearl culturing flourishes here, as Uchiumi produces the highest pearl output in Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,351 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 119.10 per km2. The total area was 19.74 km2. On October 1, 2004, Uchiumi, along with the towns of Ipponmatsu, Jōhen, Mishō and Nishiumi (all from Minamiuwa District), was merged to create the town of Ainan. References External linksOfficial website of Ainanin Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Ehime Prefecture Ainan, Ehime {{Ehime-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
