Higashihiroshima東広島市
Higashihiroshima-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Higashihiroshima (東広島市, Higashihiroshima-shi) is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture. Population 196,608 (2020 census), area 635.16 km². Borders 9 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Hiroshima Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 東広島市
- Reading
- Higashihiroshima-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Hiroshima 広島県
- Region
- Chūgoku 中国
- Population
- 196,608 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- +1.9% from 192,907
- Area
- 635.16 km²
- Density
- 310 people per km²
- Households
- 90,158
- Under 15
- 13.6%
- 65 and over
- 23.5%
- Foreign residents
- 7,644 (3.9%)
- Code
- 34212 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.higashihiroshima.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
9 places share a land border with Higashihiroshima. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Higashihiroshima
- Is Higashihiroshima a city or a prefecture?
- Higashihiroshima (東広島市) is a city (市, shi) in Hiroshima Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Higashihiroshima?
- Higashihiroshima is in Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Higashihiroshima?
- 196,608 at the 2020 census, up 1.9% from 192,907 in 2015. The area is 635.16 km², which is 310 people per km². 90,158 households. 23.5% of residents are 65 or older and 13.6% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Higashihiroshima?
- Nine: Asakita Ward (安佐北区) of Hiroshima, Aki Ward (安芸区) of Hiroshima, Kure City (呉市), Takehara City (竹原市), Mihara City (三原市), Miyoshi City (三次市), Akitakata City (安芸高田市), Kumano Town (熊野町), and Sera Town (世羅町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Higashihiroshima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Higashihiroshima written in Japanese?
- 東広島市, read Higashihiroshima-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.
- How does an address in Higashihiroshima begin?
- 広島県東広島市… (Hiroshima-ken, Higashihiroshima-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.
Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.