It reads ひろしまし — Hiroshima Shi.
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Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has been the city's mayor since April 2011. The Hiroshima metropolitan area is the second largest urban area in the Chugoku Region of Japan, following the Okayama metropolitan area.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Hiroshima.
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広島市 is read ひろしまし (Hiroshima Shi). It is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Hiroshima has a population of 1,198,021 across 905 km², making it the 10th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 1st largest of the 22 in Hiroshima.
The closest municipalities to Hiroshima are Fuchu Cho (5 km), Kaita Cho (8 km), Saka Cho (8 km).