was a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

located in Ochi 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 Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. As of 2003, the village had an estimated

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of 763 and a

density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ...

of 138.22 persons per km². The total area was 5.52 km². On January 16, 2005, Sekizen, along with 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 village of Asakura (all from Ochi District), was merged into the 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 ...

and no longer exists as an independent

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

External links

Official website of Imabari
Dissolved municipalities of Ehime Prefecture Imabari, Ehime {{Ehime-geo-stub