Asakita-ku, Hiroshima

Location of Asakita-ku in Hiroshima City

Asakita-ku (安佐北区) is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima.

The northern portion contains what was Asa-gun and southern Takata-gun, now defunct districts (see Takata District, Hiroshima). Asa-gun consisted of Kabe-cho, Kōyō-cho, Asa-cho. Takata-gun included Shiraki-cho. After the four towns were merged with Hiroshima in 1973, they were designated a ward and named Asakita-ku.

As of April 1, 2006, the ward has an estimated population of 156,516 and a density of 442.95 persons per km². The total area is 353.35 km².

The Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's College is located in Asakita-ku.

Hiroshima Prefecture

Hiroshima (capital)

Wards of Hiroshima	Aki Asakita Asaminami Higashi Minami Naka Nishi Saeki

Core cities	Fukuyama Kure

Cities	Akitakata Etajima Fuchū Hatsukaichi Higashihiroshima 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

List of mergers in Hiroshima Prefecture

Coordinates: 34°31′6″N 132°30′28″E / 34.51833°N 132.50778°E / 34.51833; 132.50778

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