Imabari, Ehime

Imabari (今治市; -shi) is a city located in Ehime, Japan.

On January 16, 2005 11 towns and villages from Ochi District merged with Imabari. The towns and villages participating in this merger were:

• Asakura
• Hakata
• Kamiura
• Kikuma
• Miyakubo
• Namikata
• Omishima
• Onishi
• Sekizen
• Tamagawa
• Yoshiumi

As of this merger, the city has an estimated population of 176,877 and density of 422 persons per km². The total (merged) area is 419.56 km².

The city was founded on February 11, 1920.

External links

• Official website in Japanese