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Ehime Prefecture

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Ehime Prefecture (愛媛県, Ehime-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku.[3] Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,342,011 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Tokushima Prefecture to the east, and Kōchi Prefecture to the southeast.

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Ehime Prefecture
愛媛県
Japanese transcription(s)
  Japanese愛媛県
  RōmajiEhime-ken
Kawauchi Interchange and a corner of Tōon City, Ehime Prefecture
Kawauchi Interchange and a corner of Tōon City, Ehime Prefecture
Flag of Ehime Prefecture
Official logo of Ehime Prefecture
Anthem: Ehime no uta
Location of Ehime Prefecture
CountryJapan
RegionShikoku
IslandShikoku
CapitalMatsuyama
SubdivisionsDistricts: 7, Municipalities: 20
Government
  GovernorTokihiro Nakamura (since December 2010)
Area
  Total5,676.23 km2 (2,191.60 sq mi)
  Rank26th
Population
 (June 1, 2019)
  Total1,342,011
  Rank26th
  Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeJP-38
Websitewww.pref.ehime.jp/index-e.html
Symbols of Japan
BirdJapanese robin (Erithacus akahige)[1]
FishRed sea bream (Pagrus major)[1]
FlowerSatsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)[1]
MammalJapanese river otter ("Lutra lutra whiteleyi")[1][2]
TreePine (Pinus)[1]
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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.[4]

Notable past Ehime residents include three Nobel Prize winners: they are Kenzaburo Oe (1994 Nobel Prize in Literature), Shuji Nakamura (2014 Nobel Prize in Physics), and Syukuro Manabe (2021 Nobel Prize in Physics).