Hiroshima (広島市, Hiroshima-shi) (Aboot this soondlisten ) is the caipital o Hiroshima Prefectur, an the lairgest ceety in the Chūgoku region o wastren Honshu, the lairgest island o Japan. It is best kent as the first ceety in history tae be destroyed bi a nuclear wappen when the Unitit States Airmy Air Forces (USAAF) droppit an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M. on 6 August 1945, near the end o World War II.[1] Its name 広島 means "Wide Island".

Hiroshima

広島
広島市 · Hiroshima Ceety
Frae tap left: Hiroshima Castle, basebaw gemme o Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Hiroshima Municipal Basebaw Stadium, Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome), nicht view o Ebisu-cho, Shukkei-en (Asano Pairk)
Frae tap left: Hiroshima Castle, basebaw gemme o Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Hiroshima Municipal Basebaw Stadium, Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome), nicht view o Ebisu-cho, Shukkei-en (Asano Pairk)
Banner o Hiroshima
Banner
Official seal of Hiroshima
Seal
Location o Hiroshima in Hiroshima Prefectur
Location o Hiroshima in Hiroshima Prefectur
Hiroshima is located in Japan
Hiroshima
Hiroshima
 
Coordinates: 34°23′7″N 132°27′19″E / 34.38528°N 132.45528°E / 34.38528; 132.45528Coordinates: 34°23′7″N 132°27′19″E / 34.38528°N 132.45528°E / 34.38528; 132.45528
KintraJapan
RegionChūgoku, Sanyō
PrefecturHiroshima
Govrenment
 • MayorKazumi Matsui
Area
 • Total905.01 km2 (349.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total1.196.274
 • Density1297.2/km2 (3,360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Staundart Time)
- TreeCamphor Laurel
- FlowerOleander
Phone number082-245-2111
Address1-6-34 Kokutaiji,
Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi 730-8586
WebsiteHiroshima Ceety

Hiroshima gained ceety status on 1 Aprile 1889. On 1 Aprile 1980, Hiroshima became a designatit ceety.

Internaitional relations

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Twin touns an sister ceeties

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Hiroshima haes sax owerseas sister ceeties:[2]

Athin Japan, Hiroshima haes a seemilar relationship wi Nagasaki.

Notes

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  1. Hakim, Joy (1995). A History of Us: War, Peace and all that Jazz. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-509514-6.
  2. "Introduction to our Sister and Friendship Cities". City.hiroshima.jp. Archived frae the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 10 Mey 2010.
  3. "Friendly relationship at Official website of Volgograd". Volgadmin.ru. 1 December 1994. Retrieved 13 Juin 2011.
  4. "Hanover - Twin Towns" (in German). © 2007-2009 Hanover.de - Offizielles Portal der Landeshauptstadt und der Region Hannover in Zusammenarbeit mit hier.de. Archived frae the original on 24 Julie 2011. Retrieved 17 Julie 2009. freemit airtin in |publisher= (help)