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Iyomishima
was a city located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on November 1, 1954. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 37,010 and the density of 199.94 persons per km2. The total area was 185.11 km2. On April 1, 2004, Iyomishima, along with the city of Kawanoe, the town of Doi, and the village of Shingū (both from Uma District), was merged to create the city of Shikokuchūō. Iyomishima was known for the paper products industry and large industrial port on the Iyo-nada strait of the Seto Inland Sea The , sometimes shortened to the Inland Sea, is the body of water separating Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, three of the four main islands of Japan. It serves as a waterway connecting the Pacific Ocean to the Sea of Japan. It connects to Osaka Ba .... References Dissolved municipalities of Ehime Prefecture Shikokuchūō {{Ehime-geo-stub ...
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Uma District, Ehime
was a district located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated 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 pl ... of 19,040 with the total area of 165.50 km2. History *1878 - due to the land reforms, the district created 24 villages. (24 villages) *July 1, 1894 - the village of Mazaki broke up into the villages of Tenma and Kaburasaki. (25 villages) *November 21, 1898 - the village of Mishima was elevated to town status to become the town of Mishima. (1 town, 24 villages) *December 21, 1898 - the village of Kawanoe was elevated to town status to become the town of Kawanoe. (2 towns, 23 villages) *January 1, 1913 - the village of Kamibun was elevated to town status to become the town of Kamibun. (3 towns, 22 villages) *February 11, 1940 ...
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Doi, Ehime
was a town located in Uma District, Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 17,387 and a density of 200.59 persons per km2. Its total area was 86.68 km2. On April 1, 2004, Doi along with the village of Shingū (also from Uma District), and the old cities of Iyomishima and Kawanoe, was merged to create the city of Shikokuchūō is a city located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 83,635 in 28876 households and a population density of 200 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Shikokuchūō is the leading producer of pape .... See also * Doi, Ehime (village) - a predecessor of the town * Doi taikomatsuri - a festival in Doi References Dissolved municipalities of Ehime Prefecture Shikokuchūō {{Ehime-geo-stub ...
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Kawanoe, Ehime
was a city located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on November 1, 1954. the city had an estimated population of 37,612 and population density of 543.13 persons per km2. The total area was 69.25 km2. On April 1, 2004, Kawanoe, along with the city of Iyomishima, the town of Doi, and the village of Shingū (both from Uma District), was merged to create the city of Shikokuchūō is a city located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 83,635 in 28876 households and a population density of 200 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Shikokuchūō is the leading producer of pape .... References Dissolved municipalities of Ehime Prefecture Shikokuchūō {{Ehime-geo-stub ...
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Shingū, Ehime
was a village located in Uma District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 1,653 and a density of 20.97 persons per km2. The total area was 78.82 km2. On April 1, 2004, Shingū, along with the town of Doi (also from Uma District), the cities of Iyomishima and Kawanoe, was merged to create the city of Shikokuchūō is a city located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 83,635 in 28876 households and a population density of 200 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Shikokuchūō is the leading producer of pape .... References Dissolved municipalities of Ehime Prefecture Shikokuchūō {{Ehime-geo-stub ...
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Cities Of Japan
A is a local Public administration, administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of . Like other contemporary administrative units, they are defined by the Local Autonomy Law of 1947. City status Article 8 of the Local Autonomy Law sets the following conditions for a municipality to be designated as a city: *Population must generally be 50,000 or greater (原則として人口5万人以上) *At least 60% of households must be established in a central urban area (中心市街地の戸数が全戸数の6割以上) *At least 60% of households must be employed in commerce, industry or other urban occupations (商工業等の都市的業態に従事する世帯人口が全人口の6割以上) *Any other conditions set by prefectural ordinance must be satisfied (他に当該都道府県の条例で定める要件を満たしていること) The designation is approved by the prefectural governor and t ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Population Density
Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopulation Density Geography.about.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on December 10, 2011. Biological population densities Population density is population divided by total land area, sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: * Increased problems with locating sexual mates * Increased inbreeding Human densities Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometre" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, ar ...
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Seto Inland Sea
The , sometimes shortened to the Inland Sea, is the body of water separating Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, three of the four main islands of Japan. It serves as a waterway connecting the Pacific Ocean to the Sea of Japan. It connects to Osaka Bay and provides a sea transport link to industrial centers in the Kansai region, including Osaka and Kobe. Before the construction of the San'yō Main Line, it was the main transportation link between Kansai and Kyūshū. Yamaguchi, Hiroshima, Okayama, Hyōgo, Osaka, Wakayama, Kagawa, Ehime, Tokushima, Fukuoka, and Ōita prefectures have coastlines on the Seto Inland Sea; the cities of Hiroshima, Iwakuni, Takamatsu, and Matsuyama are also located on it. The Setouchi region encompasses the sea and surrounding coastal areas. The region is known for its moderate climate, with a stable year-round temperature and relatively low rainfall levels. The sea experiences periodic red tides caused by dense groupings of certain phytoplankton th ...
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Dissolved Municipalities Of Ehime Prefecture
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