Uwa District, Iyo

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.