Ishizuchi Prefecture

Japanese: 石鉄県 - いしづちけん

…After the Meiji Restoration and the return of the domains and people to the Emperor, the various domains reformed their domain systems, and the Matsuyama Domain established officials below the Grand Councilor, and organizations such as the Domain Administration Bureau, Accounting Bureau, and Civil Affairs Bureau in the domain office. After the abolition of the domains and establishment of prefectures in 1871, the four prefectures of Matsuyama, Imabari, Komatsu, and Saijo became Matsuyama Prefecture in November, and the four prefectures of Uwajima, Yoshida, Ozu, and Shintani became Uwajima Prefecture. In February of the following year, Matsuyama Prefecture was renamed Ishizuchi Prefecture, and in June, Uwajima Prefecture was renamed Kamiyama Prefecture, and in February 1873, the two prefectures became Ehime Prefecture. [Miyoshi Masafumi]…

From Ehime Prefecture

...Area = 5,675.23 ^km2 (26th in Japan)Population (1995) = 1,506,700 (27th in Japan)Population density (1995) = 265 people/ ^km2 (25th in Japan)Cities, towns, and villages (April 1997) = 12 cities, 44 towns, and 14 villagesPrefectural capital = Matsuyama City (population = 460,968 people)Prefectural flower = Mandarin orangePrefectural tree = PinePrefectural bird = RobinA prefecture occupying the northwestern part of Shikoku. The prefecture stretches from northeast to southwest, facing the Seto Inland Sea to the north and the Bungo Channel to the west.
［History］
Ehime Prefecture was formerly comprised of the single province of Iyo, and in the early modern period it was divided into eight domains - Uwajima, Yoshida, Ozu, Niiya, Matsuyama, Imabari, Saijo, and Komatsu - as well as the Tenryo (the Matsuyama Domain's office).

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ishitetsu Prefecture" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…維新後，版籍奉還後諸藩は藩制を改革し，松山藩は大参事以下の官吏，藩庁に藩政局･会計局･民政局等の機構を設けた。1871年廃藩置県後，11月に松山･今治･小松･西条の4県が松山県，宇和島･吉田･大洲･新谷の4県が宇和島県となり，翌年2月松山県は石鉄（いしづち）県，6月宇和島県は神山（かみやま）県と改称され，両県は73年2月に愛媛県となった。【三好昌文】。…

【愛媛[県]】より

…面積＝5675.23km²(全国26位)人口(1995)＝150万6700人(全国27位)人口密度(1995)＝265人/km²(全国25位)市町村(1997.4)＝12市44町14村県庁所在地＝松山市(人口＝46万0968人)県花＝ミカン　県木＝マツ　県鳥＝コマドリ四国の北西部を占める県。県域は北東～南西に長く，北は瀬戸内海，西は豊後水道に面する。
［沿革］
　愛媛県の範囲はかつての伊予一国からなり，近世には宇和島藩，吉田藩，大洲藩，新谷（にいや）藩，松山藩，今治藩，西条藩，小松藩の8藩と天領(松山藩預所)に分かれていた。…

※「石鉄県」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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