Higashiuwa District, Ehime
- Higashiuwa District, Ehime
was a district located in Ehime Prefecture. Due to the mergers the district dissolved on April 1, 2004.
History
* 1878 — The Uwa District was split up by Meiji era land reforms. The Higashiuwa District was thus born. (1 town, 21 villages)
* January 1, 1914 — Parts of the village of Tanisuji merged into the village of No.
* January 1, 1922 — The village of No gained town status to become the town of Nomura. (2 towns, 20 villages)
* February 11, 1922 — The village of Kamiuwa merged into the town of Uwa. (2 towns, 19 villages)
* December 1, 1929 — The villages of Kasagi and Yamada merged to form the village of Iwaki. (2 towns, 18 villages)
* April 1, 1943, parts of the village of Ukena from Kamiukena District merged into the village of Sōkawa.
* March 31, 1954 — The villages of Yusukawa, Doi, Takagawa, and Uonashi merged to form the village of Kurosegawa. (2 towns, 15 villages)
* March 31, 1954 — The villages of Tada, Nakagawa, Iwaki, Shimouwa, and Tanosuji merged into the town of Uwa. (2 towns, 10 villages)
* February 11, 1955 — The villages of Nakasuji, Tanisuji, Sōkawa, and parts of Kaibuki and Yokobayashi merged into the town of Nomura. (2 towns, 7 villages)
* February 11, 1955 — Parts of the villages of Kaibuki and Yokobayashi merged into the village of Hijikawa in Kita District (now the city of Ōzu). (2 towns, 5 villages)
* March 31, 1955 — The villages of Tawarazu and Karie merged to form the village of Toyoumi. (2 towns, 4 villages)
* March 31, 1955 — The village of Tamatsu merged into the town of Yoshida from Kitauwa District (now the city of Uwajima). (2 towns, 3 villages)
* January 1, 1958 — The villages of Toyoumi and Takayama merged to form the town of Akehama. (3 towns, 1 village)
* August 1, 1958, parts of the city of Ōzu merged into the town of Uwa.
* April 1, 1959 — The village of Kurosegawa was renamed and gained town status to become the town of Shirokawa. (4 towns)
* April 1, 2004 — The towns of Uwa, Nomura, Akehama, and Shirokawa merged with the town of Mikame from Nishiuwa District to form the city of Seiyo. The Higashiuwa District was dissolved as a result.
ee also
*List of dissolved districts of Japan
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