Iyo District, Ehime
Iyo is a district located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
The district contains two towns: Masaki and Tobe.
As of 2004 the estimated population is 52,832 with a total area is 121.89 km².History
- 1887 — The villages of Habu and Yodo were reassigned to the Onsen District.
- 1889
- *The village of Nakayama in Kita District was reassigned to the Shimoukena District.
- *The village of Kurita in Shimoukena District merged into the village of Hirota in Shimoukena District.
- 1896 — The villages of Haramachi, Tobe, Hirota, Nakayama, Izubuchi, Saredani, Kaminada, and Shimonada were reassigned from the Shimoukena District to the Iyo District.
- January 1, 1907 — The village of Izubuchi merged into the village of Nakayama.
- September 30, 1908 — Parts of the village of Shimonada merged into the village of Michiho in Kita District
- September 3, 1921 — The village of Kaminada gained town status.
- October 31, 1922 — The village of Masaki gained town status.
- April 1, 1925
- *Parts of the village of Kaminada merged into the village of Minamiyamasaki.
- *The village of Nakayama gained town status.
- November 10, 1928 — The village of Tobe gained town status.
- March 15, 1929 — Parts of the village of Hirota merged into the town of Nakayama.
- January 1, 1940 — The village of Gunchū merged into the town of Gunchū.
- January 1, 1955 — The villages of Minamiyamasaki, Kitayamasaki, Minamiiyo, and the town of Gunchū merged to form the city of Iyo.
- February 1, 1955 — The village of Saredani merged into the town of Nakayama.
- March 31, 1955
- *The village of Haramachi merged into the town of Tobe.
- *The villages of Kitaiyo and Okada merged into the town of Masaki.
- *The town of Kaminada and the village of Shimonada merged to form the town of Futami.
- November 1, 1958 — Parts of the city of Iyo merged into the town of Tobe.
- January 1, 2005 — The village of Hirota merged into the town of Tobe.
- April 1, 2005 — The towns of Nakayama and Futami merged into the city of Iyo.
