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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
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+09:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Hiroshima Prefecture, States or Territories

hiroshima is associated with hiroshima-prefecture.

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

Capital Of

Hiroshima Prefecture, States or Territories

hiroshima is the capital of hiroshima-prefecture.

Source Hiroshima (Wikipedia)
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Site Of

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Hiroshima Toyo Carp (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp (広島東洋カープ, Hiroshima Tōyō Kāpu) are a professional baseball team based in Hiroshima, Japan.
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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2. GeoNames: Hiroshima - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1862415
    34.4 132.45 P PPLA JP 11 1862412 1200754 16 Asia/Tokyo
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 16 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.25, 132.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.25, 132.25
34.25 132.25 Cfa
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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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