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Kure, Hiroshima
Kure (呉市; -shi) is a city located in Hiroshima, Japan.
As of the March 20, 2005 expansion but with October 1, 2004 population data, the city has an estimated population of 252,253 and a density of 714 persons per km². The total area is 353.16 km².
The city was founded on October 1, 1902. Up until the end of the Second World War, it served as a military and naval center. Headquarters of Independant Field Records was situated there in 1956
- July 1, 1889 Kure Army base founded
- October 1, 1902 Washō Town, Futagawa Town, Miyahara Village, and Sōyamada Village merge to form Kure City
- November 10, 1903 Kure Naval Arsenal established
- April 1, 1928 The towns of Kegoya, Yoshiura, and Aga merge into Kure
- April 21, 1941 Nigata Town and Hiro Village merge with Kure
- May 5, 1945 Bombing of Hiro Naval Arsenal
- June 22, 1945 Bombing of Kure Naval Arsenal
- July 1, 1945 Kure Air Raid
- July 24 - July 28, 1945 Battle of Kure, American bombers attack the remaining fleet in Kure Naval Base
- July 1, 1954 Japan Maritime Self Defense Forces founded
- October 1, 1956 Tennō Town (天応町) and Shōwa Village in Aki District and Gōhara? Village in Kamo District merge into Kure
- November 1, 2000 Kure becomes a Special City
- April 1, 2003 Shimokamagari Town in Aki District merged into Kure
- April 1, 2004 Kawajiri Town in Toyota District merged into Kure
- March 20, 2005 The towns of Ondo, Kurahashi, Kamagari in Aki District and the towns of Yasuura, Toyohama and Yutaka were merged into Kure.
External links
- Official website in Japanese
Last updated: 06-25-2005 05:30:32
03-10-2013 05:06:04
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