Etajima, Hiroshima
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 Etajima's location in Hiroshima, Japan. |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūgoku (San'yō) |
| Prefecture | Hiroshima |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 100.97 km² (38.98 sq mi) |
| Population (as of March 2008) | |
| Total | 28,419 |
| Density | 281 /km² (728 /sq mi) |
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| Etajima Government Office | |
| Mayor | Kaoru Sone |
| Address | 〒737-2392 4859-9, Nōmichō Nakamachi, Etajima-shi, Hiroshima-ken |
| Phone number | 0823-40-2211 |
| Official website: Etajima City | |
Etajima (江田島市 Etajima-shi?) is a city (formerly a town) located on the island of Etajima in Hiroshima Bay in southwestern Hiroshima, Japan.
The city was formed on November 1, 2004 from the merger of the town of Etajima from Aki District with three towns from Saeki District: Noumi, Ogaki, and Okimi.
As of March 1, 2008 population data, the city has an estimated population of 28,419 and a density of 281 persons per km². The total area is 100.97 km².
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,286 and a density of 407.90 persons per km². The total area was 30.12 km².
A naval museum is located in the portion of the city that was the town.
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| Akitakata | Etajima | Fuchū | Fukuyama | Hatsukaichi | Higashihiroshima | Hiroshima (capital) | Kure | Mihara | Miyoshi | Onomichi | Ōtake | Shōbara | Takehara | |||
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| Aki | Jinseki | Sera | Toyota | Yamagata | |||
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