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Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima 広島市安佐南区
Ward of Hiroshima
安佐南区• Asaminami-ku
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Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima
Coordinates: 34°27′07″N 132°28′19″E / 34.45194°N 132.47194°E / 34.45194; 132.47194
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku (Sanyo)
Prefecture	Hiroshima
City	Hiroshima
Area
• Total	117.24 km (45.27 sq mi)
Population
• Total	245,475
• Density	2,094/km (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

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.

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 km. The total area is 117.24 km.

Transportation

JR-Kabe line

• Aki-Nagatsuka,
• Shimo-Gion,
• Furuichibashi,
• Ōmachi,
• Midorii,
• Shichigenjaya,
• Bairin,
• Kami-Yagi

Astram line

• Gion-shinbashi-kita,
• Nishihara,
• Nakasuji,
• Furuichi,
• Ōmachi,
• Bishamondai,
• Yasuhigashi,
• Kamiyasu,
• Takatori,
• Chōrakuji,
• Tomo,
• Ōbara,
• Tomo-chūō,
• Ōzuka,
• Koiki-koen-mae

Expressway

• San'yō Expressway
  • Hiroshima IC [ja]
  • Numata PA [ja]
  • Hiroshima JCT [ja]
• Hiroshima Expressway (West Nippon Expressway Company)
  • Hiroshimaseifushinto IC [ja]
• Hiroshima Expressway
  • Numata IC [ja]

Industry

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

Education

• Hiroshima City University
• Hiroshima University of Economics
• Hiroshima Shudo University
• Yasuda Women's University

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").

Landslide

In August 2014 many people died in a landslide after very heavy rain.

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. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. 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.

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