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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].

Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima
広島市安佐南区
Ward of Hiroshima
安佐南区• Asaminami-ku
Hiroshima Big Arch
Location of Mihama in Asaminami-ku in Hiroshima City
Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima
 
Coordinates: 34°27′07″N 132°28′19″E
CountryJapan
RegionChūgoku (Sanyo)
PrefectureHiroshima
CityHiroshima
Area
  Total117.24 km2 (45.27 sq mi)
Population
 (January 1, 2018)[2][lower-alpha 1]
  Total245,475
  Density2,094/km2 (5,420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Postal731-0193
Asaminami Ward Office's AddressFuruichi 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)
Phone81-(0)82-831-4925, 831-4927

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


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

References


  1. "広島市 - 面積" (in Japanese). Hiroshima City. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  2. "広島市 - 推計人口" (in Japanese). Hiroshima City. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  3. "佐東(さとう)とは - コトバンク". kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  4. "広島菜(ヒロシマナ)とは - コトバンク". kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  5. 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.
  6. "Japan landslides: deaths confirmed after homes swept away". the Guardian. August 20, 2014.



На других языках


- [en] Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima

[ru] Асаминами (Хиросима)

Асаминами (яп. 安佐南区, あさみなみく, [asa mʲinamʲi ku̥]) — район города Хиросима префектуры Хиросима в Японии. По состоянию на 1 октября 2007[1] площадь района составляла 117,19 км². По состоянию на 1 июня 2011[2] население района составило 235 234 человек.



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