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Hiroshima

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Country: Japan

Population:1,143,850

Time Zone:UTC+9

Hiroshima is best known as the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. Its metropolitan area ranks as the second largest in the Chugoku Region, after Okayama, while Greater Hiroshima recorded a GDP of US$61.3 billion in 2010. As of August 1, 2026, the city had an estimated population of 1,170,194, and Kazumi Matsui has served as mayor since April 2011.