Etajima, Hiroshima
City in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
title: "Etajima, Hiroshima" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["etajima,-hiroshima", "cities-in-hiroshima-prefecture"] description: "City in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etajima,_Hiroshima" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary City in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Etajima |
| native_name | 江田島市 |
| native_name_lang | ja |
| settlement_type | City |
| image_skyline | Etajima City Office 2014.JPG |
| image_caption | Etajima City Hall |
| image_flag | Flag of Etajima, Hiroshima.svg |
| image_blank_emblem | Emblem of Etajima, Hiroshima.svg |
| blank_emblem_type | Emblem |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-point | none |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_footnotes | tags -- |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Japan |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Chūgoku (San'yō) |
| subdivision_type2 | Prefecture |
| subdivision_name2 | Hiroshima Prefecture |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| established_title | |
| extinct_title | Now part of |
| seat_type | |
| government_footnotes | tags -- |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Sansei Dote |
| leader_title1 | Vice Mayor |
| total_type | |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_magnitude | |
| area_footnotes | tags -- |
| area_total_km2 | 100.97 |
| elevation_footnotes | tags -- |
| population_footnotes | tags -- |
| population_total | 24,596 |
| population_as_of | December 31, 2016 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | JST |
| utc_offset1 | +09:00 |
| area_code_type | |
| blank_name_sec1 | City hall address |
| blank_info_sec1 | 4859-9 Nōmichō Nakamachi, Etajima-shi, Hiroshima-ken |
| 737-2392 | |
| website | |
| :: |
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Etajima is a city (formerly a town) located on the island of Etajima in Hiroshima Bay in southwestern Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
The modern city of Etajima was established on November 1, 2004, from the merger of the town of Etajima (from Aki District) absorbing three towns from Saeki District: Nōmi, Ōgaki, and Okimi.
As of December 31, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 24,596 and a population density of 240 persons per km2. The total area is 100.97 km2.
A naval museum and the Naval Academy Etajima is located in the portion of the city that was the town.
Etajima holds two annual marathons, the Orange Marathon and the Oyster Marathon.
The Orange Marathon has been held for more than two decades. It is held every year in October, at the beginning of the orange season. Each participant is rewarded for their efforts with a bag of locally grown oranges. The 23rd Annual Orange Marathon in 2008 had over 2000 participants for 1K, 3K, 5K, and 10K runs, and a half-marathon.
The Oyster Marathon is relatively a smaller scale marathon. Participants are rewarded with oysters.
On March 14, 2013, a man went on a stabbing rampage in Etajima, killing two co-workers and wounding six others.
Transportation
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References
References
- "Official website of Etajima City". Etajima City.
- (15 March 2013). "Chinese trainee at oyster farm arrested for killing 2, injuring 6 in Hiroshima". Asahi Shimbun.
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