Aki District, Hiroshima

Coordinates: 34°21′12″N 132°33′27″E / 34.3532°N 132.5574°E / 34.3532; 132.5574

Location of Aki District in Hiroshima Prefecture

Aki (安芸郡, Aki-gun) is a district located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

It is the location of Mazda's automobile factory which has been on the site since the early 1930s.

As of 2004 population data but counting decreases due to the March 20, 2005 merger, the district has an estimated population of 116,573 and a density of 1588 persons per km². The total area is 73.41 km².

Towns and villages

Mergers

On April 1, 2003 the town of Shimokamigari was merged into the city of Kure.
On November 1, 2004 the town of Etajima absorbed the towns of Nōmi, Ōgaki and Okimi, from Saeki District, to become the new city of Etajima.
On March 20, 2005 the towns of Ondo, Kurahashi and Kamagari were merged into Kure.

Hiroshima Prefecture

Wards of Hiroshima (capital city)	Aki Asakita Asaminami Higashi Minami Naka Nishi Saeki

Other cities	Akitakata Etajima Fuchū Fukuyama Hatsukaichi Higashihiroshima Kure Mihara Miyoshi Onomichi Ōtake Shōbara Takehara

Aki District	Fuchū Kaita Kumano Saka

Jinseki District	Jinsekikōgen

Sera District	Sera

Toyota District	Ōsakikamijima

Yamagata District	Akiōta Kitahiroshima

Authority control	VIAF: 256572117 NDL: 00410043

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