Kure [city] - Kure

Japanese: 呉[市] - くれ

Hiroshima City is located in the southern part of Hiroshima Prefecture, and consists of the eastern coast of Hiroshima Bay and part of the Geiyo Islands. It was incorporated as a city in 1902. The central city, where the Kure Line runs, was established in 1889 as the site of the Naval Naval Base. Since the establishment of the Naval Arsenal and the Aircraft Arsenal, it has developed as a military city and naval port, with a population of 400,000 during World War II. After the war, it restarted as an industrial city, and after 1950, it became a coastal industrial area with large companies such as shipbuilding, steelmaking, and pulp concentrating mainly in the central city, Hiro District in the east, and Nigata District. Traditional industries such as sake brewing and file manufacturing are also thriving, and whetstones and fountain pens are its specialties. In recent years, there has been a remarkable expansion into high-technology industries, including the manufacture of semiconductor grinding and cutting equipment. It has been designated as the Hiroshima Central Technopolis. Mandarin oranges are grown on the slopes of the islands. The former naval port site is now home to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force base and the Japan Coast Guard Academy. Kegoya, the starting point of the Ondo Bridge, and Nigata, the starting point of the Geiyo Islands shipping route, are key locations for inland sea transportation. The Yasumiyama area is part of the Setonaikai National Park. Kure University, which opened in 1995, and Kinki University's Faculty of Engineering are both located here. In April 2003, it merged with Shimokamagari Town in Aki District, and in April 2004, it merged with Kawajiri Town in Toyota District. In March 2005, Ondo Town, Kurahashi Town, Kamagari Town in Aki District, and Yasuura Town, Toyohama Town, and Toyo Town in Toyota District were incorporated. 352.80 ^km2 . Population: 239,973 (2010).
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広島県南部，広島湾東岸と芸予諸島の一部からなる市。1902年市制。呉線が通じる中心市街は1889年海軍鎮守府の設置に始まり，海軍工廠，航空工廠ができて以来，軍都・軍港として発展，第２次大戦中は人口40万人を数えた。戦後産業都市として再出発，1950年以後中心市街，東部の広地区，仁方地区を中心に造船，製鋼，パルプなどの大企業が集中して臨海工業地域となった。在来工業の酒造，やすり工業も盛んで，砥石，万年筆などを特産し，近年は半導体研削切断装置の製造をはじめハイテクノロジー産業への進出が著しい。広島中央テクノポリスの地域指定を受けている。島々の斜面ではミカンを産する。旧軍港跡には海上自衛隊の基地や海上保安大学校がある。音戸大橋の起点警固屋(けごや)，芸予諸島航路の起点仁方は内海交通の要地。休山一帯は瀬戸内海国立公園に属する。1995年開学の呉大学や近畿大学工学部がある。2003年４月，安芸郡下蒲刈町と，2004年４月，豊田郡川尻町と合併。2005年３月安芸郡音戸町，倉橋町，蒲刈町，豊田郡安浦町，豊浜町，豊町を編入。352.80km²。23万9973人（2010）。
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