Fuchū, Hiroshima (town)
is a town located in Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 52,768 in 23926 households and a population density of . The total area of the town is . Geography Fuchū is located in south-central Hiroshima, at the eastern end of the Ota River delta, the southern part is flat, but the northern part is hilly. The town is completely surrounded by the city of Hiroshima. Adjoining municipalities Hiroshima Prefecture Higashi-ku, Hiroshima Minami-ku, Hiroshima Aki-ku, Hiroshima Climate Fuchū has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with very warm summers and cool winters. The average annual temperature in Fuchū is 14.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1601 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 26.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.8 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Fuchū has been steady for the past 30 years. History The area of Fuchū was the center of ancient Aki Province, and the location of the Kofun period Kamiokada Kofun, Nara period Shimookada Kanga ruins and the Heian period provincial capital of the province. In the Edo Period, it