Kure
呉市

Kure's location in Hiroshima, Japan. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. |
| Location |
| Country |
Japan |
| Region |
Chūgoku (San'yō) |
| Prefecture |
Hiroshima |
| Physical characteristics |
| Area |
353. In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Regions of Japan are not official administrative units but have been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in a number of contexts The or is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. The San'yō Region (山陽 地方 San'yō-chihō) is an area in the south of Honshū, the main island of Japan. The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national Jurisdictions one "metropolis" (都 to) Tokyo; one " circuit WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 74 km² (136. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 58 sq mi) |
| Population (as of January 2008) |
| Total |
246,118 |
| Density |
696 /km² (1,803 /sq mi) |
| Location |
34°15′N, 132°34′E |
| Symbols |
| Tree |
Oak |
| Flower |
Camellia |

Flag |
| Kure Government Office |
| Mayor |
Kazutoshi Komura |
| Address |
〒737-8501
4-1-6 Chūō, Kure-shi, Hiroshima-ken |
| Phone number |
0823-25-3100 |
| Official website: Kure City |
Kure train station. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume In Geography, location is a position or point in Physical space that something occupies on Earths' surface A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of Trees and Shrubs in the Genus Quercus (from Latin A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also Camellia ( ( Japanese: 椿 Tsubaki) is a Genus of Flowering plants in the family Theaceae, native to eastern and southern A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government An address is a Code and abstract concept expressing the fixed location of a home business or other building on the earth's surface is the Service mark of the postal system in Japan. It is also used as a Japanese Postal code mark A telephone number or phone number is a sequence of numbers used to call from one Telephone line to another in a Telephone network.
Kure (呉市, Kure-shi?) is a city located in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan. |||} A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and, with the difference that they are not a component of. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
As of the January 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 246,118 and a density of 696 persons per km². 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The total area is 353. 74 km².
The city was founded on October 1, 1902. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Up until the end of the Second World War, it served as a military and naval center. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including was the second of four main administrative districts of the pre-war Imperial Japanese Navy. Headquarters of Independent Field Records was situated there in 1956.
Kure was the home base of the largest battleship ever built, the Yamato. Construction The Yamato class was built after the Japanese withdrew from the Washington Naval Treaty at the Second London Conference of 1936 A museum with a 1:10 scale model of the ship is located in the city.
- July 1, 1889 Kure Army base founded
- October 1, 1902 Washō Town, Futagawa Town, Miyahara Village, and Sōyamada Village merge to form Kure City
- November 10, 1903 Kure Naval Arsenal established
- April 1, 1928 The towns of Kegoya, Yoshiura, and Aga merge into Kure
- April 21, 1941 Nigata Town and Hiro Village merge with Kure
- May 5, 1945 Bombing of Hiro Naval Arsenal
- June 22, 1945 Bombing of Kure Naval Arsenal
- July 1, 1945 Kure Air Raid
- July 24 - July 28, 1945 Battle of Kure, American bombers attack the remaining fleet in Kure Naval Base
- July 1, 1954 Japan Maritime Self Defense Forces founded
- October 1, 1956 Tennō Town (天応町) and Shōwa Village (昭和村) in Aki District and Gōhara Village (郷原村) in Kamo District merge into Kure
- November 1, 2000 Kure becomes a Special City
- April 1, 2003 Shimokamagari Town in Aki District merged into Kure
- April 1, 2004 Kawajiri Town in Toyota District merged into Kure
- March 20, 2005 The towns of Ondo, Kurahashi, Kamagari in Aki District and the towns of Yasuura, Toyohama and Yutaka were merged into Kure. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aki (安芸郡 -gun is a district located in Hiroshima, Japan. ( Japan > Hiroshima Prefecture > Kamo District) Kamo (賀茂郡 -gun was a district located in Hiroshima Prefecture until 2005 Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. of Japan are cities with populations of at least 200000 and are delegated a subset of the functions delegated to core cities. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Kawajiri (川尻町 -cho was a town located in Toyota District, Hiroshima, Japan. Japan > Hiroshima Prefecture > Toyota District Toyota (豊田郡 -gun is a one of the districts located in Hiroshima Prefecture Japan Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. was a town located in Aki District, Hiroshima, Japan. On March 15, 2005 the town merged with five other towns into the expanded city Kurahashi (倉橋町 -cho was a town located in Aki District, Hiroshima, Japan. was a town located in Aki District, Hiroshima, Japan. On March 15, 2005 the town merged with five other towns into the expanded city was a town located in Toyota District, Hiroshima, Japan. On March 20, 2005, the town merged into the expanded city of Kure Toyohama (豊浜町 -cho was a town located in Toyota District, Hiroshima, Japan. was a town located in Toyota District, Hiroshima, Japan. On March 20, 2005, the town merged into the expanded city of Kure
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