Saijō

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Saijō-shi
西 条 市
Saijō (Japan)
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Geographical location in Japan
Region : Shikoku
Prefecture : Ehime
Coordinates : 33 ° 55 '  N , 133 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 33 ° 55 '11 "  N , 133 ° 10' 52"  E
Basic data
Surface: 509.06 km²
Residents : 105.020
(October 1, 2019)
Population density : 206 inhabitants per km²
Community key : 38206-0
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Flag / coat of arms of Saijō
town hall
Address : Saijō City Hall
164 Akeyashiki
Saijō -shi
Ehime  793-8601
Website URL: http://www.city.saijo.ehime.jp/
Location Saijōs in Ehime Prefecture
Location Saijōs in the prefecture

Saijō ( Japanese 西 条 市 - shi ) is a city in Ehime Prefecture on the north coast of Shikoku Island in Japan .

geography

Saijō is east of Matsuyama and west of Takamatsu and Niihama . It extends along the southeast of the Takanawa Peninsula .

history

From 1636 to 1871 the village at that time was the seat of the fiefdom ( Han ) Saijō .

The city of Saijō, which was founded in 1941, divided the city of Tōyo ( 東 予 市 , -shi ) and the communities of Komatsu ( 小松 町 , -chō ) and Tambara ( 丹 原 町 , -chō ) from the district of Shūsō ( 周 桑 郡 , - gun ) a. The district was then dissolved.

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