| Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima | |
| Official Name: | 安佐南区• Asaminami-ku |
| Native Name: | 広島市安佐南区 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Ward of Hiroshima |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | |
| Coordinates: | 34.4519°N 132.4719°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūgoku (Sanyo) |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hiroshima |
| Subdivision Type3: | City |
| Subdivision Name3: | Hiroshima |
| Established Date: | April 1, 1980 |
| Area Total Km2: | 117.24 |
| Population Total: | 245,475 |
| Population As Of: | January 1, 2018 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2094 |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Postal |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 731-0193 |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Asaminami Ward Office's Address |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Furuichi 1-33-14, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県広島市安佐南区古市１丁目33番14号) |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Phone |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | 81-(0)82-831-4925, 831-4927 |
is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, located in the south of former .
Asa District consisted of,,, . After being merged with Hiroshima in 1973, this ward was named Asaminami-ku. The largest station of Astramline, a new traffic system, is in Asaminami-ku. This system brought population inflow.
As of January 1, 2018, the ward has an estimated population of 245,475, with 101,941 households and a density of 2094 persons per km2. The total area is 117.24 km2.[1] [2]
Hiroshima Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Gion closed its doors in 2003.
Former, now a part of the ward, has been a major production area for since Meiji era. Hiroshimana is a variety of Chinese cabbage and is the main material used for making Hiroshimanazuke (literally "pickled Hiroshimana").[3] [4] [5]
See main article: 2014 Hiroshima landslides. In August 2014 many people died in a landslide after very heavy rain.[6]