Uwa District, Iyo

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Former district in modern-day Ehime Prefecture

Uwa (宇和郡, Uwa-gun) was a district in Iyo Province (modern-day Ehime Prefecture), Japan.[1][2]

History

  • 866 - Uwa District divided into Uwa and Kita Districts.
  • On February 25, 1876, Okinoshima, Himejima, and Ugurujima Islands were sent to Hata District in Tosa Province
  • On December 16, 1878, The district was divided to create the Nishiuwa, Higashiuwa, Kitauwa, and Minamiuwa Districts. The Uwa District was thus dissolved.
    • Nishiuwa District – Active (The area once included the city of Yawatahama and parts of the cities of Seiyo and Ōzu)
    • Higashiuwa District – Dissolved on April 1, 2004 (The area once included the cities of Seiyo, Uwajima and Ōzu)
    • Kitauwa District – Active (The area once included the city of Uwajima (excluding some parts of the city))
    • Minamiuwa District – Active

References

  1. ^ Rizō Takeuchi (1978–1990). Kadokawa Nihon chimei daijiten. Tōkyō: Kadokawa Shoten. ISBN 4-04-001490-1. OCLC 502033394.
  2. ^ Suzuki, Masanobu (February 3, 2017). Clans and Genealogy in Ancient Japan: Legends of Ancestor Worship. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-98331-0.

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