Iyo [city] - Iyo

Japanese: 伊予[市] - いよ

A city in central Ehime Prefecture facing the Iyo Nada Sea. It was incorporated as a city in 1955. Its center is the former Gunnakamachi, which flourished as a port town at Gunnaka Port from the middle of the feudal period onwards, and after the opening of the Yosan Line in 1930, it was also a key port on the inland sea route. It is also connected to Matsuyama City by the Iyo Railway. It is the top producer of its specialty, flower bonito, in Japan, and is also thriving in the cultivation of onions and pumpkins in the sand dunes, as well as the cultivation of mandarin oranges and loquats on the sloping land. In April 2005, it incorporated the towns of Nakayama and Futami in Iyo District. ^{194.44 km2} . Population: 38,017 (2010).

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Japanese:

愛媛県中部，伊予灘に面する市。1955年市制。中心は旧郡中町で，藩政中期以後郡中港の港町として繁栄，1930年予讃線開通後は内海航路の要港でもあった。松山市と伊予鉄道でも連絡。特産の花がつおは全国一の生産額，砂丘でのタマネギ，カボチャ促成栽培，傾斜地でのミカン，ビワ栽培も盛ん。2005年４月伊予郡中山町，双海町を編入。194.44km²。３万8017人（2010）。

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