It reads しょうばらし — Shobara Shi.
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Shōbara is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2023, the city had an estimated population of 32,343 in 14984 households and a population density of 26 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 1,246.49 square kilometres (481.27 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Shobara.
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庄原市 is read しょうばらし (Shobara 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.
Shobara has a population of 33,409 across 1246 km², making it the 668th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 9th largest of the 22 in Hiroshima.
The closest municipalities to Shobara are Jinsekikogen Cho (26 km), Sera Cho (30 km), Iinan Cho (33 km).