Miyajima

Miyajima was a town located on the island of in Saeki District, , . As of 2019, the town had an estimated population of 1,564 and a density of 51.46 persons per km2. The total area was 30.39 km2.
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  • Type: Quarter with 2,020 residents
  • Description: dissolved municipality in Saeki district, Hiroshima prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Miyajima, Hiroshima” and “Miyashima”
  • Historically known as: “Itsukushima”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Itsukushima Shrine and Miyajima Post Office.

Protected area
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is a Shinto shrine on the island of , best known for its "floating" torii. It is in the city of Hatsukaichi, in in , accessible from the mainland by ferry at .

Post office
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saeki-ku.

Suburb
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is one of the eight wards of the city of , . The Hiroshima Branch of the is located here. The ward added the former town of Yuki from Saeki District on April 25, 2005. is situated 8 km northeast of Miyajima.

Miyajima

Latitude
34.2988° or 34° 17′ 56″ north
Longitude
132.32123° or 132° 19′ 16″ east
Population
2,020
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Inception
April 1st, 1889
Named after
Itsukushima
United Nations Location Code
JP ITS
Open location code
8Q6J78XC+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2753481320
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
1856798
Wiki­data ID
Q3085146
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Miyajima” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Itsukushima”
  • Catalan: “Miyajima”
  • Cebuano: “Miyajima”
  • Chinese: “宮島町”
  • Dutch: “Miyajima”
  • Esperanto: “Miyajima”
  • French: “Miyajima-chō”
  • French: “Miyajima”
  • Galician: “Miyajima”
  • Irish: “Miyajima”
  • Japanese: “Miyajima-chō”
  • Japanese: “みやじまちょう”
  • Japanese: “厳島町”
  • Japanese: “宮島町”
  • Korean: “미야지마정”
  • Russian: “Миядзима”
  • Slovenian: “Mijadžima”
  • Spanish: “Miyajima Saeki Hiroshima”
  • Spanish: “Miyajima Saeki”
  • Spanish: “Miyajima, Saeki”
  • Spanish: “Miyajima”
  • Urdu: “میاجیما، ہیروشیما”

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