Saeki-ku, Hiroshima
Encyclopedia
is one of the eight wards
of the city of Hiroshima
, Japan
.
The Hiroshima Branch of the Japan Mint is located here.
The ward added the former town of Yuki
from Saeki District
on April 25, 2005.
Wards of Japan
A is a subdivision of one of the cities of Japan that is large enough to have been designated by government ordinance. Wards are used to subdivide each city designated by government ordinance...
of the city of Hiroshima
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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The Hiroshima Branch of the Japan Mint is located here.
The ward added the former town of Yuki
Yuki, Hiroshima (Saeki)
Yuki was a town located in Saeki District, Hiroshima, Japan.On April 25, 2005 Yuki was merged into Saeki-ku of the city of Hiroshima.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,618 and a density of . The total area was ....
from Saeki District
Saeki District, Hiroshima
was a district located in Hiroshima, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 54,592 and a density of . The total area was .-Towns and villages:...
on April 25, 2005.