Kure, Hiroshima

Kure
呉市
JMSDF Kure District HQ JMSDF Kure Museum Yamato Museum JMU Kure shipyard Irifuneyama Museum Ondō Bridge & Ondo-no-seto
JMSDF Kure District HQ
JMSDF Kure MuseumYamato Museum
JMU Kure shipyardIrifuneyama Museum
Ondō Bridge & Ondo-no-seto
Flag of Kure
Official seal of Kure
Map
Location of Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture
Kure is located in Japan
Kure
Kure
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°14′57″N 132°33′57″E / 34.24917°N 132.56583°E / 34.24917; 132.56583
CountryJapan
RegionChūgoku (Sanyō)
PrefectureHiroshima
Government
 • MayorYoshiake Shinhara (from November, 2017)
Area
 • Total352.80 km2 (136.22 sq mi)
Population
 (April 30, 2023)
 • Total208,024
 • Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address4-1-6 Chūō, Kure-shi, Hiroshima-ken 737-8501
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
FlowerCamellia
TreeOak

Kure (呉市, Kure-shi) is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2023, the city had an estimated population of 208,024 in 106,616 households and a population density of 590 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 352.80 square kilometres (136.22 sq mi). With a strong industrial and naval heritage, Kure hosts the second-oldest naval dockyard in Japan and remains an important base for the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force.

  1. ^ "Kure city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.