Ōshima (Ehime)

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Ōshima
Native name:
大島
Ehime
CityImabari
Demographics
Population6031 (2015)
Additional information
Map
Hakata-Oshima Suspension Bridge taken from Oshima.

Ōshima (大島) is an inhabited island in the

Honshū and Shikoku
.

Overview

Ōshima is located in the north of Ehime prefecture, and has an area of 41.89 square kilometres (16.17 sq mi). Administratively, it was formerly divided between the towns of Yoshiumi and Miyakubo of

Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge
. The expressway has placed the island within commuting distance of Imabari.