Higashiuwa District, Ehime

History

• 1878 — Uwa District was split up by Meiji era land reforms. Higashiuwa District was thus born.
• January 1, 1914 — Parts of the village of Tanisuji was merged into the village of No.
• January 1, 1922 — The village of No was elevated to town status to become the town of Nomura.
• February 11, 1922 — The village of Kamiuwa was merged into the town of Uwa.
• December 1, 1929 — The villages of Kasagi and Yamada were merged to create the village of Iwaki.
• April 1, 1943, parts of the village of Ukena was merged into the village of Sōkawa.
• March 31, 1954 — The villages of Yusukawa, Doi, Takagawa and Uonashi were merged to create the village of Kurosegawa.
• March 31, 1954 — The villages of Tada, Nakagawa, Iwaki, Shimouwa and Tanosuji were merged into the town of Uwa.
• February 11, 1955 — The villages of Nakasuji, Tanisuji, Sōkawa, and parts of Kaibuki and Yokobayashi were merged into the town of Nomura.
• February 11, 1955 — Parts of the villages of Kaibuki and Yokobayashi merged into the village of Hijikawa in Kita District.
• March 31, 1955 — The villages of Tawarazu and Karie were merged to create the village of Toyoumi.
• March 31, 1955 — The village of Tamatsu was merged into the town of Yoshida .
• January 1, 1958 — The villages of Toyoumi and Takayama were merged to create the town of Akehama.
• August 1, 1958 — parts of the city of Ōzu was merged into the town of Uwa.
• April 1, 1959 — The village of Kurosegawa was renamed and elevated to town status to become the town of Shirokawa.
• April 1, 2004 — The towns of Akehama, Nomura, Shirokawa and Uwa, along with the town of Mikame were to create the city of Seiyo. Therefore, Higashiuwa District was dissolved as a result of this merger.