Setoda, Hiroshima Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 大谷石地下採掘場跡 - 大谷資料館. ja. Oya stone underground quarry site. Oya Museum. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210626201942/http://www.oya909.co.jp/contents/%E5%A4%A7%E8%B0%B7%E7%9F%B3%E5%9C%B0%E4%B8%8B%E6%8E%A1%E6%8E%98%E5%A0%B4%E8%B7%A1/. 26 June 2021.