was a

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located in

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, Toku ...

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. The Toyo-town was founded on January 1, 1971. The city of Toyo formed October 1, 1972. As of 2003, the city had an estimated

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of 32,652 and the

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of 441.90 persons per km². The total area was 73.89 km². On November 1, 2004, Tōyo, along with the towns of Komatsu and Tanbara (both from Shūsō District), was merged into the expanded city of Saijō and no longer exists as an independent

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Dissolved municipalities of Ehime Prefecture Populated places established in 1971 Populated places disestablished in 2004 1971 establishments in Japan 2004 disestablishments in Japan Saijō, Ehime {{Ehime-geo-stub