Setoda | |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Japan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Hiroshima |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Toyota |
Extinct Title: | Merged |
Extinct Date: | January 10, 2006 (now part of Onomichi) |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 32.76 |
Population Total: | 9310 |
Population As Of: | 2003 |
Population Density Km2: | 284.19 |
Timezone1: | JST |
Utc Offset1: | +09:00 |
Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address |
was a town located in Toyota District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 9,310 and a density of 284.19 persons per km2. The total area was 32.76 km2.
On January 10, 2006, Setoda, along with the city of Innoshima, was merged into the expanded city of Onomichi.
Setoda is located on the island of Ikuchijima, where there is a large underground complex in abandoned quarry that Nakajima Aircraft Company used as a warehouse and munitions factory during the Pacific War. It now serves as a museum and concert hall.[1]