Ikeda, Kagawa
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Template:Nihongo is a port and former town, now a part of Shōdoshima Town, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located midway along the south coast of Shōdoshima, the second-largest island in the Seto Inland Sea. The port is one of three on the island with passenger service to Takamatsu, the prefecture capital.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The community was designated a village in 1889, upgraded to a town in 1929, and merged with the villages of Nibu and Mito in 1954.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> In 2006, as part of nationwide mergers, Ikeda and the town of Uchinomi (both from Shōzu District) were merged to create the new town of Shōdoshima.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ikeda is no longer an independent municipality.
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- Official website of Shōdoshima Town Template:In lang (some English content)