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Hiroshima Prefecture

Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県)

Hiroshima prefectural symbol
Capital	Hiroshima
Region:	Chugoku
Island:	Honshu
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 11th 8,476.95 km² 0.3%
Population  - Total (Oct. 1, 2000)  - Density	Ranked 12th 2,878,915 340/km²
Districts:	15
Municipalities:	86
ISO 3166-2:	JP-34
Symbols
Pref. Flower:	Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)
Pref. Tree:	Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)
Pref. Bird:	Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata)

Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県 Hiroshima-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.

Contents

1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Cities 2.2 Towns and Villages 3 Economy 4 Demographics 5 Culture 6 Tourism 7 Prefectural symbols 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External links

History

The area around Hiroshima has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded history.

Hiroshima is home to two UNESCO World Heritage sites:

1. the Atomic Dome in Hiroshima, one of the few remnants of prewar Hiroshima following the atomic bombing of 1945
2. Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima, famed for filling with water and appearing to "float" during high tide

Geography

Cities

• Fuchu
• Fukuyama
• Hatsukaichi
• Higashihiroshima
• Hiroshima
  • Aki-ku
  • Asakita-ku
  • Asaminami-ku
  • Higashi-ku
  • Minami-ku
  • Naka-ku
  • Nishi-ku
  • Saeki-ku
• Innoshima
• Kure
• Mihara
• Miyoshi
• Onomichi
• Otake
• Shobara
• Takehara

Towns and Villages

Aki Etajima Fuchu Kaita Kamagari Kumano Kurahashi Ondo Saka Ashina Fukayasu Kannabe Futami Funo Kimita Kisa Mirasaka Miwa Sakugi Hiba Hiwa Kuchiwa Saijo Takano Tojo

Jinseki Jinseki Sanwa Toyomatsu Yuki Kamo Daiwa Fukutomi Kochi Kurose Toyosaka Konu Joge Konu Souryo Mitsugi Kui Mitsugi Mukaishima Numakuma Numakuma

Saeki Miyajima Noumi Ogaki Okimi Ono Saiki (renamed from Saeki in 1982; present Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima) Yuki Sera Kozan Sera Seranishi Takata Toyota Akitsu Hongou Kawajiri Osakikamijima Setoda Toyohama Yasura Yutaka Yamagata Chiyoda Geihoku Kake Oasa Togouchi Toyohira Tsutsuga

Economy

Mazda is headquartered in Hiroshima Prefecture.

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Official Hiroshima Prefecture homepage (http://www.pref.hiroshima.jp/index-e.html)
• Life in Hiroshima and other Japan-related Articles (http://hirohurl.net/hiroshima.html)
• Hiroshima Weather Forecast (http://www.asinah.org/weather/RJOA.html)

	Hiroshima Prefecture
Cities
Fuchu | Fukuyama | Hatsukaichi | Higashihiroshima | Hiroshima (capital) | Innoshima | Kure | Mihara | Miyoshi | Onomichi | Otake | Shobara | Takehara
Districts
Aki | Ashina | Fukayasu | Futami | Hiba | Jinseki | Kamo | Konu | Mitsugi | Numakuma | Saeki | Sera | Takata | Toyota | Yamagata

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