is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, located in the south of former . Asa District consisted of , , , . After being merged with Hiroshima in 1973, this ward was named Asaminami-ku. The largest station of Astramline, a new traffic system, is in Asaminami-ku. This system brought population inflow. As of January 1, 2018, the ward has an estimated population of 245,475, with 101,941 households and a density of 2094 persons per km². The total area is 117.24 km². Transportation JR-Kabe line Astram line Expressway San'yō Expressway Hiroshima Expressway (West Nippon Expressway Company) Hiroshima Expressway Industry Hiroshima Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Gion closed its doors in 2003. Education Hiroshima City University Hiroshima University of Economics Hiroshima Shudo University Yasuda Women's University Agriculture Former , now a part of the ward, has been a major production area for since Meiji era. Hiroshimana is a variety of Chinese cabbage and is the main material used for making Hiroshimanazuke (literally "pickled Hiroshimana"). Landslide In August 2014 many people died in a landslide after very heavy rain. Footnotes References Wards of Hiroshima