Shōbara, Hiroshima

Infobox City Japan
Name= Shōbara
JapaneseName= 庄原市
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Region= Chūgoku
Prefecture= Hiroshima prefecture
District=
Area_km2= 1246.60
PopDate= 2005
Population= 44,151
Density_km2= 35.42
Coords= coord|34.850|N|133.017|E|region:JP_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki
Tree= Pine
Flower= Sakura, Azalea
Bird=
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SymbolDescription=
Mayor=
CityHallPostalCode= 727-8501
CityHallAddress= 1-10-1 Nakamoto-chō, Shōbara-shi, Hiroshima-ken
CityHallPhone= 0824-73-1111
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.shobara.hiroshima.jp/ Shōbara City] nihongo|Shōbara|庄原市|Shōbara-shi is a city located in northeastern corner of Hiroshima, Japan. The city was founded on March 31, 1954.

*On March 31, 2005 - the towns of Hiwa, Kuchiwa, Saijō, Takano, and Tōjō, from the former Hiba District (dissolved by this action) and the town of Sōryō from the former Kōnu District (dissolved by this action) merged into the city of Shōbara.

External links

* [http://www.city.shobara.hiroshima.jp/ Official site] ja
* [http://www.takipedia.org/wiki/Living_in_Shobara-shi Takipedia:Living in Shōbara-shi]