Takehara

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Takehara-shi
竹 原 市
Takehara
Geographical location in Japan
Takehara (Japan)
Red pog.svg
Region : Chūgoku
Prefecture : Hiroshima
Coordinates : 34 ° 21 '  N , 132 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 34 ° 20 '30 "  N , 132 ° 54' 26"  E
Basic data
Surface: 118.30 km²
Residents : 24,496
(June 1, 2019)
Population density : 207 inhabitants per km²
Community key : 34203-3
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Flag / coat of arms of Takehara
Tree : bamboo
Flower : Ume
town hall
Address : Takehara City Hall
5 - 1 - 35 , Chūō
Takehara -shi
Hiroshima  725-8666
Website URL: http://www.city.takehara.lg.jp/
Location of Takeharas in Hiroshima Prefecture
Location of Takeharas in the prefecture

Takehara ( Japanese 竹 原 市 , - shi , literally: "bamboo plain") is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan .

geography

Takehara is located east of Hiroshima and west of Fukuyama on the Seto Inland Sea . The urban area also includes several islands in the inland sea, including Ōkunoshima , which was used for the production of poison gas in the Shōwa period.

history

The city of Takehara was founded on November 3, 1958.

traffic

Takehara is on National Road 2 to Osaka and Kitakyushu . The station is on the JR West Kure Line from Mihara to Kaitaichi (from there most trains continue on the San'yō main line to Itozaki station in Mihara in the east, or to Hiroshima or even Iwakuni in the west).

sons and daughters of the town

Town twinning

Neighboring cities and communities

The city borders on Mihara and Higashihiroshima .

Web links

Commons : Takehara  - collection of images, videos and audio files