Uma District, Ehime
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was a district
located in Ehime Prefecture. Due to the mergers, the district dissolved on April 1, 2004.
Before the mergers as of 2003, the district had an estimated population
of 19,040 with the total area of 165.50 km².
Districts of Japan
The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. As of 2008, cities belong directly to prefectures and are independent from...
located in Ehime Prefecture. Due to the mergers, the district dissolved on April 1, 2004.
Before the mergers as of 2003, the district had an estimated population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
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 gained town status to become the town of Mishima. (1 town, 24 villages)
- December 21, 1898, the village of Kawanoe gained town status to become the town of Kawanoe. (2 towns, 23 villages)
- January 1, 1913, the village of Kamibun gained town status to become the town of Kamibun. (3 towns, 22 villages)
- February 11, 1940, the villages of Tsune and Noda merged to become the village of Nagatsu. (3 towns, 21 villages)
- April 1, 1944, the villages of Nakasone, Nakanoshō, and Shōhaku merged into the town of Mishima. (3 towns, 18 villages)
- April 3, 1948, the village of Kinsei gained town status to become the town of Kinsei. (4 towns, 17 villages)
- October 1, 1950, the village of Shōhaku split from the town of Mishima. (4 towns, 18 villages)
- June 1, 1952, the village of Sankawa gained town status to become the town of Sankawa. (5 towns, 17 villages)
- March 31, 1954, the village of Futana merges into the town of Kawanoe. (5 towns, 16 villages)
- March 31, 1954, the villages of Nagatsu, Kofuji, Tenma, Kaburasaki, DoiDoi, Ehime (village)was a village located in Uma District, Ehime Prefecture. On March 31, 1954, the village merged with other villages to become the town of Doi. Currently part of the city of Shikokuchūō.-History:...
, and Sekigawa merged to form the town of DoiDoi, Ehimewas a town located in Uma District, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan.On April 1, 2004 Doi was merged with the village of Shingū, also from Uma District, and the old cities of Iyomishima and Kawanoe, to form the new city of Shikokuchūō....
. (6 towns, 10 villages) - March 31, 1954, the villages of Shinritsu and Kamiyama merged to form the village of Shingū. (6 towns, 9 villages)
- November 11, 1954, the town of Kawanoe, the village of Mendori, the towns of Kamibun, Kinsei, and the villages of Kawataki and Kanada merged to form the city of Kawanoe. (3 towns, 6 villages)
- November 1, 1954, the town of Mishima, the village of Shōhaku, the town of Sankawa, and the villages of Toyooka, Tomisato, and Kinsha merged to form the city of Iyomishima. (1 town, 2 villages)
- April 1, 2003, the village of Besshiyama merged into the city of NiihamaNiihama, Ehimeis a city located in the eastern part of Ehime, Japan. It has the third largest population in Ehime, behind the prefectural capital of Matsuyama and the recently expanded city of Imabari.Niihama was founded on November 3, 1937...
. (1 town, 1 village) - April 1, 2004, the town of DoiDoi, Ehimewas a town located in Uma District, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan.On April 1, 2004 Doi was merged with the village of Shingū, also from Uma District, and the old cities of Iyomishima and Kawanoe, to form the new city of Shikokuchūō....
and the village of ShingūShingu, Ehimewas a village located in Uma District, Ehime, Japan.On April 1, 2004 Shingū was merged with the town of Doi, also from Uma District, and the old cities of Iyomishima and Kawanoe, to form the new city of Shikokuchūō....
merged with the old cities of IyomishimaIyomishima, Ehimewas a city located in Ehime, Japan.On April 1, 2004 Iyomishima was merged with the town of Doi, the village of Shingū, both from Uma District, and the old city of Kawanoe, to form the new city of Shikokuchūō....
and KawanoeKawanoe, Ehimewas a city located in Ehime, Japan.On April 1, 2004 Kawanoe was merged with the town of Doi, the village of Shingū, both from Uma District, and the old city of Iyomishima, to form the new city of Shikokuchūō....
to form the new city of ShikokuchūōShikokuchuo, Ehimeis a city located in Ehime, Japan.Shikokuchūō is the leading producer of paper and paper products in Japan. It is also a port city and one of Ehime’s major centers of industry....
. Uma District dissolved as a result.