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
- ↑ Kadokawa Nihon chimei daijiten. Rizō Takeuchi, 竹內理三, Kadokawa Nihon Chimei Daijiten Hensan Iinkai, 「角川日本地名大辞典」編纂委員会. Tōkyō: Kadokawa Shoten. 1978–1990. ISBN 4-04-001490-1. OCLC 502033394.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ Suzuki, Masanobu (February 3, 2017). Clans and Genealogy in Ancient Japan: Legends of Ancestor Worship. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-98331-0.
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