Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima

Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima 広島市安佐南区
Ward of Hiroshima
安佐南区• Asaminami-ku
Hiroshima Big Arch
Location of Mihama in Asaminami-ku in Hiroshima City
Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima
Coordinates: 34°27′07″N 132°28′19″E / 34.45194°N 132.47194°ECoordinates: 34°27′07″N 132°28′19″E / 34.45194°N 132.47194°E
Country	Japan
Region	Chugoku (Sanyo)
Prefecture	Hiroshima
City	Hiroshima
Area
• Total	117.19 km^2 (45.25 sq mi)
Population (February 29, 2012)
• Total	234,916
• Density	2,004.57/km^2 (5,191.8/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Postal	731-0193
Asaminami Ward Office's Address	Furuichi 1-33-14, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県広島市安佐南区古市１丁目33番14号)
Phone	81-(0)82-831-4925, 831-4927

Asaminami-ku (安佐南区) is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, located in the south of the former district of Asa.

Asa-gun consisted of Gion-cho, Yasufuruichi-cho, Sato-cho, Numata-cho. After being merged with Hiroshima in 1973, this ward was named Asaminami-ku. The largest station of Astramline Vehicles, a new traffic system, is in Asaminami-ku. This system brought population inflow because of increasing houses.

As of February 29, 2012, the ward has an estimated population of 234,916, with 96,925 households and a density of 2,004.57 persons per km². The total area is 117.19 km².

Transportation

JR-Kabe line

• Aki-Nagatsuka,
• Shimo-Gion,
• Furuichibashi,
• Ōmachi,
• Midorii,
• Shichigenjaya,
• Bairin,
• Kami-Yagi

Astram line

• Gion-shinbashi-kita,
• Nishihara,
• Nakasuji,
• Furuichi,
• Ōmachi,
• Bishamondai,
• Yasuhigashi,
• Kamiyasu,
• Takatori,
• Chōrakuji,
• Tomo,
• Ōbara,
• Tomo-chūō,
• Ōzuka,
• Koiki-koen-mae

Highway

• San'yō Expressway
  • Hiroshima IC (Interchange=exit)
  • Numata PA
  • Hiroshima JCT
• Hiroshima Expressway (NEXCO West)
  • Hiroshimaseifushinto IC
• Hiroshima Expressway
  • Numata IC

Industry

Hiroshima Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Gion closed its doors in 2003.

Education

• Hiroshima City University
• Hiroshima University of Economics
• Hiroshima Shudo University
• Yasuda Women's University

Agriculture

They used to produce Hiroshimana-zuke in Satou-chou. It is said that Hiroshimana-zuke had produced since the Edo period.

Landslide

In August 2014 many people died in a landslide after very heavy rain.