Etajima

Etajima is a city, formerly a town, located on the island of Etajima in Hiroshima Bay in southwestern Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, written 江田島市. The modern city was established on 1 November 2004 from the merger of the town of Etajima, in Aki District, with three towns from Saeki District: Nōmi, Ōgaki and Okimi. As of 31 December 2016 it had an estimated population of 24,596, a density of about 240 people per square kilometre, and a total area of 100.97 square kilometres. A naval museum and the Naval Academy Etajima lie in the part of the city that was the original town. Two annual marathons, the Orange Marathon and the Oyster Marathon, are held there.