Asaminami-ku (安佐南区) is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, located in the south of former. Asa District consisted of, , ,. After being merged with Hiroshima in 1973, this ward was named Asaminami-ku. The largest station of Astramline, a new traffic system, is in Asaminami-ku. This system brought population inflow. As of January 1, 2018, the ward has an estimated population of 245,475, with 101,941 households and a density of 2094 persons per km2. The total area is 117.24 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

Expressway

Industry

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

Education

Agriculture

Former, now a part of the ward, has been a major production area for since Meiji era. Hiroshimana is a variety of Chinese cabbage and is the main material used for making Hiroshimanazuke (literally "pickled Hiroshimana").

Landslide

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

Footnotes