Editing Hiroshima (section)

== Geography ==
=== Climate ===
Hiroshima has a [[humid subtropical climate]] characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. Like much of Japan, Hiroshima experiences a seasonal temperature lag in summer, with August rather than July being the warmest month of the year. Precipitation occurs year-round, although winter is the driest season. Rainfall peaks in June and July, with August experiencing sunnier and drier conditions.
{{Weather box
| location = Hiroshima (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1879–present)
| single line = Y
| metric first = Y
| Jan record high C = 18.8
| Feb record high C = 21.5
| Mar record high C = 24.2
| Apr record high C = 29.0
| May record high C = 31.5
| Jun record high C = 34.4
| Jul record high C = 38.7
| Aug record high C = 38.7
| Sep record high C = 37.4
| Oct record high C = 31.4
| Nov record high C = 26.3
| Dec record high C = 22.3
| Jan record low C = -8.5
| Feb record low C = -8.3
| Mar record low C = -7.2
| Apr record low C = -1.4
| May record low C = 1.8
| Jun record low C = 6.6
| Jul record low C = 14.1
| Aug record low C = 13.7
| Sep record low C = 8.6
| Oct record low C = 1.5
| Nov record low C = -2.6
| Dec record low C = -8.6
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 46.2
| Feb precipitation mm = 64.0
| Mar precipitation mm = 118.3
| Apr precipitation mm = 141.0
| May precipitation mm = 169.8
| Jun precipitation mm = 226.5
| Jul precipitation mm = 279.8
| Aug precipitation mm = 131.4
| Sep precipitation mm = 162.7
| Oct precipitation mm = 109.2
| Nov precipitation mm = 69.3
| Dec precipitation mm = 54.0
| year precipitation mm = 1572.2
| Jan mean C = 5.4
| Feb mean C = 6.2
| Mar mean C = 9.5
| Apr mean C = 14.8
| May mean C = 19.6
| Jun mean C = 23.2
| Jul mean C = 27.2
| Aug mean C = 28.5
| Sep mean C = 24.7
| Oct mean C = 18.8
| Nov mean C = 12.9
| Dec mean C = 7.5
| year mean C = 16.5
| Jan high C = 9.9
| Feb high C = 10.9
| Mar high C = 14.5
| Apr high C = 19.8
| May high C = 24.4
| Jun high C = 27.2
| Jul high C = 30.9
| Aug high C = 32.8
| Sep high C = 29.1
| Oct high C = 23.7
| Nov high C = 17.7
| Dec high C = 12.1
| year high C = 21.1
| Jan low C = 1.6
| Feb low C = 2.2
| Mar low C = 5.1
| Apr low C = 10.1
| May low C = 15.1
| Jun low C = 19.8
| Jul low C = 24.1
| Aug low C = 25.1
| Sep low C = 21.1
| Oct low C = 14.9
| Nov low C = 8.9
| Dec low C = 3.9
| year low C = 12.7
| Jan humidity = 66
| Feb humidity = 65
| Mar humidity = 62
| Apr humidity = 61
| May humidity = 63
| Jun humidity = 71
| Jul humidity = 73
| Aug humidity = 69
| Sep humidity = 68
| Oct humidity = 66
| Nov humidity = 67
| Dec humidity = 68
| year humidity = 67
| Jan sun = 138.6
| Feb sun = 140.1
| Mar sun = 176.7
| Apr sun = 191.9
| May sun = 210.8
| Jun sun = 154.6
| Jul sun = 173.4
| Aug sun = 207.3
| Sep sun = 167.3
| Oct sun = 178.6
| Nov sun = 153.3
| Dec sun = 140.6
| year sun = 2033.1
| Jan snow cm = 3
| Feb snow cm = 3
| Mar snow cm = 0
| Apr snow cm = 0
| May snow cm = 0
| Jun snow cm = 0
| Jul snow cm = 0
| Aug snow cm = 0
| Sep snow cm = 0
| Oct snow cm = 0
| Nov snow cm = 0
| Dec snow cm = 2
| year snow cm = 8
| unit precipitation days = 0.5 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 6.8
| Feb precipitation days = 8.3
| Mar precipitation days = 10.6
| Apr precipitation days = 9.9
| May precipitation days = 9.7
| Jun precipitation days = 11.9
| Jul precipitation days = 11.6
| Aug precipitation days = 8.6
| Sep precipitation days = 9.6
| Oct precipitation days = 7.1
| Nov precipitation days = 6.9
| Dec precipitation days = 7.6
| year precipitation days = 108.6
| source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/index.php?prec_no=67&block_no=47765&year=&month=&day=&view= |script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値） |publisher=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]] |access-date=May 19, 2021 |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521160137/https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/index.php?prec_no=67&block_no=47765&year=&month=&day=&view= |url-status=live }}</ref>
| source = 
}}

===Wards===
Hiroshima has eight [[Wards of Japan|wards]] (''ku''):
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Ward
!Japanese
!Population
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
!Density<br />(per km<sup>2</sup>)
!Map
|-
|[[Aki-ku, Hiroshima|Aki-ku]] (Aki ward)
|安芸区
|align=right|80,702
|align=right|94.08
|align=right|857
|rowspan=8|[[File:Hiroshima wards.png|300px]]
|-
|[[Asakita-ku, Hiroshima|Asakita-ku]] (Asa-North ward)
|安佐北区
|align=right|148,426
|align=right|353.33
|align=right|420
|-
|[[Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima|Asaminami-ku]] (Asa-south ward)
|安佐南区
|align=right|241,007
|align=right|117.24
|align=right|2,055
|-
|[[Higashi-ku, Hiroshima|Higashi-ku]] (East ward)
|東区
|align=right|121,012
|align=right|39.42
|align=right|3,069
|-
|[[Minami-ku, Hiroshima|Minami-ku]] (South ward)
|南区
|align=right|141,219
|align=right|26.30
|align=right|5,369
|-
|[[Naka-ku, Hiroshima|Naka-ku]] (Central ward)<br />*administrative center
|中区
|align=right|130,879
|align=right|15.32
|align=right|8,543
|-
|[[Nishi-ku, Hiroshima|Nishi-ku]] (West ward)
|西区
|align=right|189,794
|align=right|35.61
|align=right|5,329
|-
|[[Saeki-ku, Hiroshima|Saeki-ku]] (Saeki ward)
|佐伯区
|align=right|137,838
|align=right|225.22
|align=right|612
|-
| colspan="5" |<small>Population as of March 31, 2016</small>
|}

=== Cityscape ===
<gallery mode="packed" style="text-align: center;" heights="130" perrow="3" caption="Gallery">
File:An Overview of Hiroshima and the Hiroshima Memorial Peace Park as Seen From a Hotel Rooftop as Secretary Kerry Visited the City (26370244825).jpg|Hiroshima City [[Central business district|CBD]] (2016)
File:Night views from Mount Kogane01.jpg|[[Skyline]] of Hiroshima City from Mount Futaba (2019)
File:North entrance of Hiroshima Station20210330.jpg|[[Hiroshima Station]] (2021)
File:鯉城通り - panoramio (1).jpg|Around [[Hondōri Station (Astram Line)|Hondōri Station]] (2010)
File:20100722 Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park 4478.jpg|[[Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park]] (2010)
</gallery>

===Demographics===
[[File:Hiroshima population pyramid in 2020.svg|thumb|299x299px|Hiroshima prefecture population pyramid in 2020]]
{{Historical populations
|title       = Historical population
|type        = Japan
|align       = right
|width       = 
|state       = 
|shading     = 
|percentages = 
|footnote    = 
|1920 | 160510
|1925 | 195731
|1930 | 270417
|1935 | 310118
|1940 | 343968
|1945 | 137197
|1950 | 285712
|1955 | 357287
|1960 | 540972
|1965 | 665289
|1970 | 798540
|1975 | 862611
|1980 | 992736
|1985 | 1044118
|1990 | 1085705
|1995 | 1105203
|2000 | 1134134
|2005 | 1151888
|2010 | 1174209
|2015 | 1186655
|2020 | 1199186
}}

In 2017, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 1,195,327. The total area of the city is {{convert|905.08|km²|2|abbr=out}}, with a [[population density]] of 1321 persons per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/www/contents/1522027456625/simple/29youran.pdf |script-title=ja:広島市勢要覧 |publisher=Government of Hiroshima City |access-date=2018-06-18 |archive-date=2018-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618025750/http://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/www/contents/1522027456625/simple/29youran.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> As of 2023, the city has a population of 1,183,696.<ref>{{Cite web |title=人口，世帯数（町丁目別） – 統計情報{{!}}広島市公式ホームページ｜国際平和文化都市 |url=https://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/site/toukei/12649.html |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp |archive-date=2023-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318164409/https://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/site/toukei/12649.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The population around 1910 was 143,000.<ref name="terry">{{cite book |title=Terry's Japanese Empire |url=https://archive.org/details/terrysjapanesee00terrgoog |author=Terry, Thomas Philip |publisher=Houghton Mifflin Co |year=1914 |page=[https://archive.org/details/terrysjapanesee00terrgoog/page/n967 640]}}</ref> Before [[World War II]], Hiroshima's population had grown to 360,000, and peaked at 419,182 in 1942.<ref name="statprofile">{{cite web |url=http://www.city.hiroshima.jp/kikaku/joho/toukei/12_pro/profile-e.html |title=2006 Statistical Profile |publisher=The City of Hiroshima |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206110108/http://www.city.hiroshima.jp/kikaku/joho/toukei/12_pro/profile-e.html |archive-date=February 6, 2008 |access-date=August 14, 2007}}</ref> Following the atomic bombing in 1945, the population dropped to 137,197.<ref name="statprofile"/> By 1955, the city's population had returned to pre-war levels.<ref>{{cite book |title=Post-conflict Reconstruction in Japan, Republic of Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, East Timor |last1=de Rham-Azimi |first1=Nassrine |first2=Matt |last2=Fuller |first3=Hiroko |last3=Nakayama |publisher=United Nations Publications |year=2003 |page=69}}</ref>

=== Surrounding municipalities ===
;[[Hiroshima Prefecture]]
*[[Kure]]
*[[Higashihiroshima]]
*[[Akitakata, Hiroshima|Akitakata]]
*[[Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima|Hatsukaichi]]
*[[Akiōta, Hiroshima|Akiota]]
*[[Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima|Kitahiroshima]]
*[[Fuchū, Hiroshima (town)|Fuchū]]
*[[Saka, Hiroshima|Saka]]
*[[Kumano, Hiroshima|Kumano]]
*[[Kaita, Hiroshima|Kaita]]