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Asia > Japan > Shikoku Region > Ehime Prefecture > Imabari
Introduction
Imabari (今治市, Imabari-shi) is a city in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is the second largest city in Ehime prefecture. Following a recent merger, the city has an estimated population of 172,384 and population density of 410.87 persons per km². The total (merged) area is 419.56 km2 (162 sq mi).
History
The area in which Imabari exists had long been a strategic point for the control of the Seto Inland Sea. As a result, it was controlled by a variety of forces throughout the warring period, including a number of inland sea pirate forces. The city was officially founded on February 11, 1920.
On January 16, 2005 11 towns and villages from Ochi District merged with Imabari to form the new city of Imabari. As a result, there are no more villages within Ehime Prefecture. The municipalities participating in this merger were:
- Imabari
- Asakura
- Hakata
- Kamiura
- Kikuma
- Miyakubo
- Namikata
- Ōmishima
- Ōnishi
- Sekizen
- Tamagawa
- Yoshiumi
Culture
Shigemi Shūkichi (重見 周吉), a teacher of Gakushuin and a physician in Tokyo, published A Japanese Boy by Himself in 1889, when he was studying at Yale University.
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