Takehara, Hiroshima
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Takehara (竹原市 Takehara-shi) is a city located in Hiroshima, Japan.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 31,223 and a density of 263.93 persons per km². The total area is 118.30 km².
The city was founded on November 3, 1958.
Ōkunoshima, the island where a poison gas plant of the Imperial Japanese Army was located, belongs to Takehara.
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 Inland Sea panorama from Takehara Port |
 Takehara City view from Mt. Asahi |
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Media related to Takehara, Hiroshima at Wikimedia Commons- Takehara official website in Japanese
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Coordinates: 34°20′17″N 132°55′01″E / 34.338°N 132.917°E
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