Shikokuchuo, Ehime

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Shikokuchuo, Ehime

is a city

Cities of Japan

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located in Ehime

Ehime Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan in northwestern Shikoku, Japan. The capital is Matsuyama, Ehime....
, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
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The city was founded on April 1, 2004 when the cities of Kawanoe

Kawanoe, Ehime

was a cities of Japan located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.On April 1, 2004 it was merged into the new city of Shikokuchuo, Ehime.As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 37,612 and the population density of 543.13 persons per km?....
, Iyomishima

Iyomishima, Ehime

was a cities of Japan located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.On April 1, 2004 it was merged into the new city of Shikokuchuo, Ehime.As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 37,010 and the population density of 199.94 persons per km?....
, the town of Doi

Doi, Ehime

was a towns of Japan located in Uma District, Ehime, Ehime Prefecture, Japan.On April 1, 2004 it was merged into the new city of Shikokuchuo, Ehime....
and the village of Shingu

Shingu, Ehime

was a villages of Japan located in Uma District, Ehime, Ehime Prefecture, Japan.On April 1, 2004 it participated in the merger forming the city of Shikokuchuo, Ehime....
merged to form one new city. The name literally means "Shikoku

Shikoku

is the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshu and east of Kyushu island. Its ancient names include Iyo-no-futana-shima , Iyo-shima , and Futana-shima ....
Central City" and was so-named in the hopes of becoming the new capital of the island of Shikoku, should the four prefectures be merged into one as planned. However, this name has been roundly criticized for its unoriginality, and is known as one of the "Strange City Names" throughout Japan.

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