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Tobe (砥部町, Tobe-chō) is a town located in Iyo District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 28 February 2022^[update], the town had an estimated population of 20,485 in 9385 households and a population density of 200 persons per km².[1]The total area of the town is 101.59 square kilometres (39.22 sq mi).

Tobe 砥部町
Town
Tobe Town Hall
Flag Emblem
Location of Tobe in Ehime Prefecture
Tobe Location in Japan
Coordinates: 33°45′N 132°48′E
Country	Japan
Region	Shikoku
Prefecture	Ehime
District	Iyo
Area
• Total	101.59 km2 (39.22 sq mi)
Population  (February 28, 2022)
• Total	20,485
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1392 Miyauchi, Tobe-chō, Iyo-gun, Ehime-ken 791-2195
Website	Official website
Symbols
Flower	Ume (梅)
Tree	Sawtooth Oak (櫟, Kunugi)

Geography

Tobe is almost in the center of Ehime Prefecture, across the Shigenobu River south of Matsuyama City. There are many mountains in the south, and the northern portion of the town occupies the southern tip of the Matsuyama Plain. The entire Tobe area is located on gentle hills.

Surrounding municipalities

Ehime Prefecture

• Matsuyama
• Iyo
• Masaki
• Uchiko
• Kumakōgen

Climate

Tobe has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tobe is 14.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1777 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in January, at around 25.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.2 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Tobe has been generally increasing since the 1960s.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1920	11,810	—
1930	11,891	+0.7%
1940	12,011	+1.0%
1950	15,829	+31.8%
1960	14,603	−7.7%
1970	13,831	−5.3%
1980	17,958	+29.8%
1990	20,802	+15.8%
2000	22,075	+6.1%
2010	21,991	−0.4%

History

The area of Tobe was part of ancient Iyo Province. There are a number of Kofun period burial mounds within the city limits, and the name of Tobe appears in Nara period records as an estate belonging to the temple of Hōryū-ji. The area was famous from the Heian period onwards for its production of whetstones. During the Edo period, the area was part of the holdings of Matsuyama Domain and was later part of Ōzu Domain and its subsidiary Niiya Domain. The village of Tobe was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system in 1889. It was raised to town status in 1928 and annexed the neighboring village of Haramachi in 1955. On January 1, 2005, the village of Hirota, also from Iyo District, was merged into Tobe.

Government

Tobe has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 16 members. Tobe, together with the town of Matsumae, contributes two members to the Ehime Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Ehime 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Tobe is famous for the production of Tobe ware ceramics, and there are more than 80 kilns in the town. Agriculture, notably citrus cultivation and light manufacturing (food processing and electrical components) are mainstays of the local economy. The town is also increasing a commuter town for neighboring Matsuyama.

Education

Tobe has four public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Ehime Prefectural Board of Education. The Ehime Prefectural University of Health Science is located in the town.

Transportation

Railway

Tobe has no passenger rail service. The nearest stations are Iyotetsu's Matsuyamashi Station or Iyo-Tachibana Station.

Highway

• Matsuyama Expressway
• National Route 33
• National Route 379

Local attractions

• Tobe Zoological Park
• Ehime Prefectural Sports Compex

Noted people from Tobe

• Masao Inoue, stage actor, director

Gallery

• Konpirasan Park
• Rishoin Temple
• Tobe Thrust Fault

References

External links

• Media related to Tobe, Ehime at Wikimedia Commons
• Tobe official website (in Japanese)

На других языках

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- [en] Tobe, Ehime

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[es] Tobe (Ehime)

El Pueblo de Tobe (砥部町, Tobe-chō?) es un pueblo del Distrito de Iyo en la Región de Chuyo de la Prefectura de Ehime.

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[ru] Тобе

Тобе (яп. 砥部町 Тобэ-тё:) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Иё префектуры Эхимэ. Площадь посёлка составляет 101,57 км²[1], население — 21 429 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 210,98 чел./км².

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