Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima

Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima

広島市安佐南区
Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima 広島市安佐南区
Ward of Hiroshima
	安佐南区• Asaminami-ku
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	Location of Mihama in Asaminami-ku in Hiroshima City
	Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima
	Coordinates: 34°27′07″N 132°28′19″E / 34.45194°N 132.47194°E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku (Sanyo)
Prefecture	Hiroshima
City	Hiroshima
Area
• Total	117.24 km2 (45.27 sq mi)
Population (January 1, 2018)
• Total	245,475
• Density	2,094/km2 (5,420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Postal	731-0193
Asaminami Ward Office's Address	Furuichi 1-33-14, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県広島市安佐南区古市１丁目33番14号)
Phone	81-(0)82-831-4925, 831-4927

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Asaminami-ku (安佐南区) is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, located in the south of former Asa District [ja].

Asa District consisted of Gion-cho [ja], Yasufuruichi-cho [ja], Sato-cho [ja], Numata-cho [ja]. After being merged with Hiroshima in 1973, this ward was named Asaminami-ku. The largest station of Astramline, a new traffic system, is in Asaminami-ku. This system brought population inflow.^{[citation needed]}

As of January 1, 2018, the ward has an estimated population of 245,475, with 101,941 households and a density of 2094 persons per km². The total area is 117.24 km².^[2]^[1]

Transportation

JR-Kabe line

Astram line

Expressway

Industry

Hiroshima Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Gion closed its doors in 2003.

Education

Agriculture

Former Sato-cho [ja], now a part of the ward, has been a major production area for Hiroshimana [ja] since Meiji era. Hiroshimana is a variety of Chinese cabbage and is the main material used for making Hiroshimanazuke (literally "pickled Hiroshimana").^[3]^[4]^[5]

Landslide

In August 2014 many people died in a landslide after very heavy rain.^[6]

Footnotes

^ The density was calculated based on the population estimates and the total area.

References

^ ^a ^b "広島市 - 面積" (in Japanese). Hiroshima City. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "広島市 - 推計人口" (in Japanese). Hiroshima City. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
^ "佐東(さとう)とは - コトバンク". kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved February 5, 2018.
^ "広島菜(ヒロシマナ)とは - コトバンク". kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved February 5, 2018.
^ Mikami Shousou (1998). 広島菜栽培地域川内地区の経済地理学的研究. 広島経済大学研究双書 (in Japanese). Hiroshima University of Economics. pp. 6–9. JPNO 99107788.
^ "Japan landslides: deaths confirmed after homes swept away". the Guardian. August 20, 2014.

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[3] The density was calculated based on the population estimates and the total area.

[area-1] "広島市 - 面積" (in Japanese). Hiroshima City. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

[pop-2] "広島市 - 推計人口" (in Japanese). Hiroshima City. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

[4] "佐東(さとう)とは - コトバンク". kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved February 5, 2018.

[5] "広島菜(ヒロシマナ)とは - コトバンク". kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved February 5, 2018.

[6] Mikami Shousou (1998). 広島菜栽培地域川内地区の経済地理学的研究. 広島経済大学研究双書 (in Japanese). Hiroshima University of Economics. pp. 6–9. JPNO 99107788.

[7] "Japan landslides: deaths confirmed after homes swept away". the Guardian. August 20, 2014.

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