is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on November 15, 1936. As of July 31, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 97,324 and a population density of 206.62 persons per km2. The total area is 471.03 km2. On March 22, 2005, the town of Daiwa (from Kamo District), the town of Kui (from Mitsugi District), and the town of Hongō (from Toyota District) were merged into Mihara. History Mihara Castle was established as a waterfront castle (Umi-jiro) by Kobayakawa Takakage in 1582. The castle has been connected to the Seto Inland Sea to operate the Mōri clan water forces on the sea. For the Battle of Sekigahara, Fukushima Masanori entered Hiroshima Castle in 1600, and then Mihara Castle has been under controlled as the branch castle of Hiroshima castle. The domain was divided into Fukuyama Domain and Hiroshima Domain in 1619, and entered Mihara castle. Mihara was incorporated into a part of Hiroshima Prefecture for the Abolition of the han system in 1871. Mihara city was founded on November 15, 1936. On March 22, 2005, the town of Daiwa (from Kamo District), the town of Kui (from Mitsugi District), and the town of Hongō (from Toyota District) were merged into Mihara. Geography Climate Mihara has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Mihara is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Mihara was on 24 July 2018; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 16 January 2011. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Mihara in 2020 is 90,573 people. Mihara has been conducting censuses since 1960. Economy Fisheries Shunami Port Nouji Port Industries Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's Itozaki, Kohama and Wada Plants Teijin Mihara Plant Sharp Mihara Plant Dai Nippon Printing Mihara Plant Koyo Dockyard Mexichem Flúor Mihara Plant Sister cities – Yugawara, Kanagawa, Japan – Palmerston North, New Zealand Educational Facilities Prefectural University of Hiroshima Mihara Mihara Nursing School Transportation Airports Hiroshima Airport Trains JR West lines Sanyō Shinkansen; Mihara Station San'yō Main Line; Itozaki Station, Mihara and Hongo Station Kure Line; Mihara, Sunami Station and Akisaizaki Station Buses Geiyo Bus Chugoku Bus Tomotetsu Bus Onomichi