Tobe, Ehime

Tobe 砥部町
Town
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Location of Tobe in Ehime Prefecture
Tobe Location in Japan
Coordinates: 33°45′N 132°48′E / 33.750°N 132.800°E / 33.750; 132.800Coordinates: 33°45′N 132°48′E / 33.750°N 132.800°E / 33.750; 132.800
Country	Japan
Region	Shikoku
Prefecture	Ehime Prefecture
District	Iyo
Area
• Total	101.57 km2 (39.22 sq mi)
Population  (May 1, 2017)
• Total	21,471
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1392 Miyauchi, Tobe-chō, Iyo-gun, Ehime-ken 791-2195
Website	www.town.tobe.ehime.jp
Symbols
Flower	Ume (梅)
Tree	Sawtooth Oak (櫟, Kunugi)

Tobe (砥部町, Tobe-chō) is a town located in Iyo District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan.

As of January 1, 2005, the village of Hirota, also from Iyo District, was merged into Tobe.

As of May 1, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 21,471 and a density of 210 persons per km².^[1] The total area is 101.57 km².

Geography[]

Surrounding municipalities[]

• Matsuyama
• Iyo
• Masaki
• Uchiko
• Kumakōgen

Education[]

Ehime Prefectural University of Health Science is located in the town. Furthermore, Tobe contains a high school, a junior high school and three elementary schools.

Transportation[]

Highways[]

• Matsuyama Expressway
• Japan national routes
  • Route 33
  • Route 379

Gallery[]

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  Konpirasan Park

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  Rishoin Temple

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  Tobe Thrust Fault

References[]

External links[]

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

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