Kanawajima Island

Kanawajima Island is an island in , . Kanawajima Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .
Photo: Yama 1009, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Hiroshima, Japan
  • Also known as: “Kanawa Jima”, “Kanawa Sima”, “Kanawa-jima”, “Kanawa-shima”, “Kanawajima”, and “Kano-shima”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saka Post Office and Hiroshima City Museum of History and Traditional Crafts.

Post office
Photo: Taisyo, CC BY 3.0.

Museum
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a history museum in Ujina-nishi Park in , Japan.

Islet
Photo: warabi hatogaya, CC BY 3.0.
is an islet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saka and Minami-ku.

Town
Photo: OS6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town located in , , Japan. As of 31 May 2023, the town had an estimated population of 12,853 in 5879 households and a population density of 820 inhabitants per square kilometre.

Suburb
Photo: Lemon-s, Public domain.
is one of the eight wards of the city of , . As of March 1, 2012, the ward had an estimated population of 138,471, with 66,706 households and a population density of 5,307.44 persons per km2. The total area was 26.09 km2.

Suburb
Photo: Taisyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the eight wards of the city of , . As of November 1, 2005, the ward has an estimated population of 76,858 and a density of 817.55 persons per km2. The total area is 94.01 km2.

Kanawajima Island

Latitude
34.33863° or 34° 20′ 19″ north
Longitude
132.48194° or 132° 28′ 55″ east
Elevation
84 metres (276 feet)
Open location code
8Q6J8FQJ+FQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 131161992
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
1860258
Wiki­data ID
Q11647939
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Satellite Map

Discover Kanawajima Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Russian—“Kanawajima Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kanawa Jima”
  • Dutch: “Kanawajima”
  • Japanese: “かなわじま”
  • Japanese: “金輪島”
  • Korean: “가나와섬”
  • Russian: “остров Канавадзима”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ujinamachi and Taibi 2-chome.

Notable Places Nearby

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