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Here is a list of mergers in
Ehime Prefecture ,
Japan since the Heisei era.
Mergers from April 1, 1999 to Present
On April 1, 2003 - the village of Besshiyama (from
Uma District ) was merged into the expanded city of
Niihama .
On April 1, 2004 - the towns of
Akehama ,
Nomura ,
Shirokawa and
Uwa , (all from
Higashiuwa District ), and the town of
Mikame (from
Nishiuwa District ) were merged to create the city of
Seiyo .
Higashiuwa District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
On April 1, 2004 - the cities of
Iyomishima and
Kawanoe were merged with the town of
Doi , and the village of
Shingū (both from
Uma District ) to create the city of
Shikokuchūō .
Uma District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
On August 1, 2004 - the town of
Kuma , and the villages of
Mikawa ,
Omogo and
Yanadani (all from
Kamiukena District ) were merged to create the town of
Kumakōgen .
On September 21, 2004 - the towns of
Kawauchi and
Shigenobu (both from
Onsen District ) were merged to create the city of
Tōon .
On October 1, 2004 - the town of
Yuge , and the villages of
Ikina ,
Iwagi and
Uoshima (all from
Ochi District ) were merged to create the new of
Kamijima .
On October 1, 2004 - the towns of
Ipponmatsu ,
Jōhen ,
Mishō ,
Nishiumi and
Uchiumi (all from
Minamiuwa District ) were merged to create the town of
Ainan .
On November 1, 2004 - the old city of
Saijō absorbed the city of
Tōyo , and the towns of
Komatsu and
Tanbara (both from
Shūsō District ) to create the new and expanded city of
Saijō .
Shūsō District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
On January 1, 2005 - the village of
Hirota (from
Iyo District ) was merged into the expanded town of
Tobe .
On January 1, 2005 - the town of
Hiromi , and the village of
Hiyoshi (both from
Kitauwa District ) were merged to create the town of
Kihoku .
On January 1, 2005 - the town of
Ikazaki (from
Kita District ), and the town of
Oda (from
Kamiukena District ) were merged into the expanded town of
Uchiko .
On January 1, 2005 - the city of
Hōjō , and the town of
Nakajima (from
Onsen District ) were merged into the expanded city of
Matsuyama .
Onsen District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
On January 11, 2005 - the towns of
Hijikawa and
Nagahama , and the village of
Kawabe (all from
Kita District ) were merged into the expanded city of
Ōzu .
On January 16, 2005 - the old city of
Imabari absorbed the towns of
Hakata ,
Kamiura ,
Kikuma ,
Miyakubo ,
Namikata ,
Ōmishima ,
Ōnishi ,
Tamagawa , and
Yoshiumi , and the villages of
Asakura and
Sekizen (all from
Ochi District ) to create the new and expanded city of
Imabari . With this merger, there are no more villages left in Ehime Prefecture.
On March 28, 2005 - the town of
Honai (from
Nishiuwa District ) was merged into the expanded city of
Yawatahama .
On April 1, 2005 - the city of
Iyo absorbed the towns of
Futami and
Nakayama (both from
Iyo District ) to form the new city of
Iyo .
On April 1, 2005 - the towns of
Misaki and
Seto (both from
Nishiuwa District ) were merged into the expanded town of
Ikata .
On August 1, 2005 - the old city of
Uwajima absorbed the towns of
Mima ,
Tsushima and
Yoshida (all from
Kitauwa District ) to create the new and expanded city of
Uwajima .
Planned/Future Mergers