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prefecture of Japan

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Ehime Prefecture is a region located in Japan, situated on the island of Shikoku. It is one of Japan's 47 prefectures and serves as an administrative division of the country.

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Country
Japan
Located in
Japan
Contains
Uwajima
Capital
Matsuyama
Population
1321580
Area
5676.44
Body of water
Uwa Sea
Shares border with
Hiroshima Prefecture
Highest point
Mount Ishizuchi
Official website
www.pref.ehime.jp
Image
Matsuyama Castle Keep Tower 20170123-1.jpg
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name in kana
えひめけん
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Ehime prefecture
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category for people born here
Category:Births in Ehime prefecture
Commons category
Ehime prefecture
topic's main category
Category:Ehime Prefecture
twinned administrative body
Shaanxi
native label
愛媛県
official symbol
Pagrus major
coextensive with
Iyo Province
language used
Iyo dialect
topic has template
Template:Ehime
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Encyclopedic overview

Ehime Prefecture (愛媛県, Ehime-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [eꜜ.çi.me, e.çi.meꜜ.keɴ]) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,334,841 and a geographic area of 5,676 km (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Tokushima Prefecture to the east, and Kōchi Prefecture to the southeast. Ehime Prefecture also borders Hiroshima Prefecture for 74 metres (243 ft) on Hyōtanjima.

Matsuyama is the capital and largest city of Ehime Prefecture and the largest city on Shikoku, with other major cities including Imabari, Niihama, and Saijō.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ehime Prefecture” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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