Hiroshima
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Summary
Hiroshima is a city designated by government ordinance[1]. Hiroshima draws 46,487 Wikipedia views per month (city designated by government ordinance category, ranking #3 of 20).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Hiroshima Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Ōta River[5], Hiroshima Bay[6], Seto Inland Sea[7]
- Head of government: Kazumi Matsui[8]
- Continent: Asia[9]
- Instance of: prefectural capital of Japan[10], port city[11], big city[12], city of Japan[13]
- Capital: Naka-ku[14]
- Shares border with: Kure[15], Higashihiroshima[16], Akitakata[17], Hatsukaichi[18], Kumano[19], Kaita[20], Fuchū-chō[21], Saka[22], Kitahiroshima[23], Akiota[24]
- Anthem: municipal anthem of Hiroshima[25]
- Founder: Mōri Terumoto[26]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Naka-ku[27], Higashi-ku[28], Minami-ku[29], Nishi-ku[30], Asaminami-ku[31], Asakita-ku[32], Aki-ku[33], Saeki-ku[34]
- Twinned administrative body: Chongqing[35], Montreal[36], Volgograd[37], Hanover[38], Daegu[39], Nagasaki[40], Ypres[41], Honolulu County[42], Aki[43], Honolulu[44]
- Legislative body: 広島市議会[45]
- Postal code: 730-8586[46]
- Part of: Sassenhirofuku[47], 100 municipalities with water[48], Hiroshima metropolitan area[49]
- Commons category: Hiroshima[50]
- Local dialing code: 82[51]
- Inception: 1589[52], April 1, 1889[53]
- Highest point: Mount Ōmine[54]
- Located in/on physical feature: Hiroshima Plain[55]
- Pseudonym: 3Bの街[56]
- Significant event: atomic bombing of Hiroshima[57]
- Official website: https://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/[58], https://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/site/english/[59], https://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/site/twchinese/[60]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Hiroshima include Hiroshima Prefecture[61], a prefecture of Japan[62], in Japan[63]; Hiroshima Airport[64], an airport[65], in Japan[66], founded in 1993[67]; Hiroshima-Nishi Airport[68], an airport[69], in Japan[70]; and Hiroshima Bay[71], a bay[72], in Japan[73].
Why It Matters
Hiroshima has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[74] Hiroshima is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[75]
Entities named for Hiroshima include Hiroshima Prefecture[61], a prefecture of Japan[62], in Japan[63]; Hiroshima Airport[64], an airport[65], in Japan[66], founded in 1993[67]; Hiroshima-Nishi Airport[68], an airport[69], in Japan[70]; and Hiroshima Bay[71], a bay[72], in Japan[73].