Ujina Port - Ujinako

...The prefectural capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, located in the west of the prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1889. Its population of 1,108,888 (1995) is the largest in the Chugoku region. In 1980, it became the 10th city designated by government ordinance, and currently consists of eight wards: Naka, Higashi, Minami, Nishi, Asaminami, Asakita, Aki, and Saiki. The city area stretches across the middle and lower reaches of the Ota River, with the Chugoku Mountains at its back, and faces the Seto Inland Sea to the south. The central city area is on the Ota River delta, and six rivers branch out into the city, making it known as the "City of Water." However, only 16.8% of the city area is below 50 meters above sea level, and about a quarter of the city is hilly and mountainous, with an elevation of 100 meters or more, which is an obstacle to urban expansion.

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…広島県西部に位置する県庁所在地。1889年市制。人口110万8888(1995)は中国地方最大規模。1980年に全国10番目の政令指定都市となり，現在，中，東，南，西，安佐南，安佐北，安芸，佐伯の8区からなる。市域は中国山地を背に太田川中･下流域に広がり，南は瀬戸内海に面する。中心市街地は太田川三角州上にあり，市内を6本の川が分流し〈水の都〉といわれる。しかし反面，標高50m以下の土地は全市域の16.8％にすぎず，およそ4分の1は標高100m以上の丘陵地，山地であり，市街地拡大の阻害要因となっている。…

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