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Takehara

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city in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan

Key facts

Country
Japan
Region
Chūgoku ( San'yō )
Prefecture
Hiroshima
As shimoichi village settled
April 1, 1889
As takehara town name changed
April 17, 1889
City settled
November 3, 1958
Mayor
Akimichi Hirai ( ja:平井明道 ) - from January 2026
Total
118.23 km (45.65 sq mi)
Density
197.5/km (511.5/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+09:00 ( JST )
City hall address
5-1-35 Takehara Chuo, Takehara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 725-8666
Climate
Cfa
Website
www .city .takehara .lg .jp
Flower
Ume
Tree
Bamboo

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
city of Japan
Country
Japan
Population
28644
Area
118.23
Time zone
UTC+09:00
Shares border with
Mihara
Official website
www.city.takehara.lg.jp
Image
Takehara City Hall 2021-03 ac.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Takehara, Hiroshima
Commons category
Takehara, Hiroshima
twinned administrative body
Damyang County
native label
竹原市
name in kana
たけはらし
inception
1958-11-03
associated electoral district
Hiroshima 4th district
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Encyclopedic overview

Panorama of Takehara City center Aerial photograph of Takehara City center Taketsuru house in Takehara historic preservation district Takehara (竹原市, Takehara-shi) is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2023, the city had an estimated population of 23,350 in 12,034 households and a population density of 200 persons per km. The total area of the city is 118.23 square kilometres (45.65 sq mi).

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Takehara” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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