
Map showing location of Fuchū in Hiroshima Prefecture (as of
2006).
is a
city located in
Hiroshima,
Japan.
This city was originally the capital of the
Bingo Province.
The city was founded on
March 31,
1954.
Fuchū,
Tōkyō became a city the following day.
On
April 1,
2004, the town of
Jōge in Kōnu district was merged into Fuchū. As of this merger but with
2003 population data, the city has an estimated
population of 47,882 and a
density of 245 people per
km². The total area is 195.71 km².
External links
★
Fuchu official website in Japanese