Hiroshima

Hiroshima 広島市
City
Atomic Bomb Dome (left) and modern buildings
Flag Symbol
Location of Hiroshima in Hiroshima
Hiroshima Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°23′7″N 132°27′19″E / 34.38528°N 132.45528°E / 34.38528; 132.45528
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku, Sanyō
Prefecture	Hiroshima
Government
• Mayor	Kazumi Matsui
Area
• Total	905.01 km2 (349.43 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	1,196,274
• Density	1,281.1/km2 (3,318/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Camphor Laurel
• Flower	Oleander
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City hall address	Hiroshima-shi, Naka-ku, Kokutaiji 1-6-34 730-8586
Website	The City of Hiroshima

Hiroshima (広島) is the capital city of Hiroshima Prefecture.^[1] It is the largest city in the Chugoku region of western Japan. About a million people live in Hiroshima. The city is famously known as the city where the first atomic bomb was dropped (on a residential area) on the morning of 6 August 1945. About 140,000 people had died following the detonation of the atomic bomb, in the following years.

1. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hiroshima" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 319-320.