Ehime Prefecture

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Ehime Prefecture 愛媛県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese	愛媛県
• Rōmaji	Ehime-ken
Kawauchi Interchange [ja] and a corner of Tōon City, Ehime Prefecture
Flag Emblem
Anthem: Ehime no uta
Coordinates: 33°50′N 132°50′E / 33.833°N 132.833°E / 33.833; 132.833
Country	Japan
Region	Shikoku
Island	Shikoku
Capital	Matsuyama
Subdivisions	Districts: 7, Municipalities: 20
Government
• Governor	Tokihiro Nakamura (since December 2010)
Area
• Total	5,676.23 km2 (2,191.60 sq mi)
• Rank	26th
Population  (October 1, 2020)
• Total	1,334,841
• Rank	28th
• Density	240/km2 (610/sq mi)
GDP [1]
• Total	JP¥ 5,148 billion US$ 47.2 billion (2019)
ISO 3166 code	JP-38
Website	www.pref.ehime.jp/index-e.html
Symbols of Japan
Bird	Japanese robin (Erithacus akahige)[2]
Fish	Red sea bream (Pagrus major)[2]
Flower	Satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)[2]
Mammal	Japanese river otter ("Lutra lutra whiteleyi")[2][3]
Tree	Pine (Pinus)[2]

Ehime Prefecture (愛媛県, Ehime-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku.^[4] Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,334,841^[5] 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.

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.^[6]

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).