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Hiroshima

Eastern Asia

Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,199,391 1
Area (sq km)
906.68 1
Founding Year
1589 1
Population Estimate Year
2019 1
Latitude
34.39139 degrees north 1
Longitude
132.45194 degrees east 1
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Associated With

hiroshima is associated with hiroshima-prefecture.

Source Hiroshima (Wikipedia)
Japan, Countries
Source Hiroshima (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

hiroshima is the capital of hiroshima-prefecture.

Source Hiroshima (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Hiroshima (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    1,199,391
  • Infobox, Population year
    June 1, 2019
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    906.68
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    34.39139°N, 132.45194°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    34.39139°N, 132.45194°E
  • Lead section
    Hiroshima was founded in 1589 as a castle town on the Ōta River delta.
  • Associated With: Japan, Infobox, Country
    japan
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Wikidata: Hiroshima
  • Wikidata Q34664, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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