Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima
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Higashihiroshima (東広島市; -shi, lit. East Hiroshima) is a city located in Hiroshima, Japan.
As of the February 7, 2005 merger, the city has an estimated population of 170,851 and a density of 269 persons per km². The total area is 635.32 km².
The city was founded on April 20, 1974 from the merger of the four towns of Nishijō, Hachihonmatsu, Shiwa, and Takaya in Kamo District.
In 1992, the population reached 100,000
On February 7, 2005, the towns of Kurose, Kōchi, Toyosaka, and Fukutomi in Kamo District, and the town of Akitsu in Toyota District were merged into Higashihiroshima
External links
- Official website (http://www.city.higashihiroshima.hiroshima.jp/) in Japanese