Hojo, Ehime
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was a city
Cities of Japan
||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...

 located in Ehime
Ehime Prefecture
is a prefecture in northwestern Shikoku, Japan. The capital is Matsuyama.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, Ehime prefecture was known as Iyo Province...

, Japan
Japan
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.

As of 2003, the city had an estimated population
Population
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 of 28,292 and the density
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 of 277.02 persons per km². The total area was 102.13 km².

On January 1, 2005 Hōjō, along with the town of Nakajima
Nakajima, Ehime
was a town located in Onsen District, Ehime, Japan.On January 1, 2005 Nakajima, along with the old city of Hōjō, was merged into the expanded city of Matsuyama and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

, from Onsen District
Onsen District, Ehime
was a district located in Ehime Prefecture. Due to the mergers — The district dissolved on January 1, 2005.The district had an estimated population of 40,690 and the total area was 248.73 km² .-History:This district was located in what is currently the center of Matsuyama...

, was merged into the expanded city of Matsuyama
Matsuyama, Ehime
is the capital city of Ehime Prefecture on the Shikoku island of Japan. It is located on the northeastern portion of the Dōgo Plain. Its name means "pine mountain." The city was founded on December 15, 1889....

 and no longer exists as an independent municipality. Hōjō still has its own train station on the JR Yosan Line
Yosan Line
The is a railway line on the island of Shikoku in Japan, operated by the Shikoku Railway Company . It runs along the Inland Sea coast, connecting the prefectural capitals of Takamatsu and Matsuyama , continuing on to Uwajima...

(Station Y48).

The city was founded on November 1, 1958.
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