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Before World War II, Hiroshima's population had grown to 360,000, and peaked at 419,182 in 1942. [10] Following the atomic bombing in 1945, the population dropped to 137,197. [ 10 ] By 1955, the city's population had returned to pre-war levels.
At the time, Hiroshima’s population was approximately 300,000. The atomic bomb immediately killed 80,000 and injured 35,000 more. By the end of 1945, 60,000 more people had died as a result of ...
The population of Hiroshima had reached a peak of over 381,000 earlier in the war but prior to the atomic bombing, the population had steadily decreased because of a systematic evacuation ordered by the Japanese government. At the time of the attack, the population was approximately 340,000–350,000. [121]
[8] [9] Overall, 8.5 million Japanese civilians were displaced as a result of the American raids, including 120,000 of Hiroshima's population of 365,000 who evacuated the city before the atomic bomb attack on it in August 1945. [10]
On August 6, 2018, the 73rd anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, residents will pause to remember the day in 1945 that changed the course of history.
On August 6, 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima -- and newly revealed photos shed light on the preparations for the attack.
1958 - Hiroshima reconstruction festival celebrated by the municipality to mark the city's recovery. 1971 - Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park founded. [13] 1974 - Population: 761,240. [14] 1975 - Takeshi Araki becomes mayor. 1976 - Hiroshima Botanical Garden opens. [15] 1978 - Hiroshima Museum of Art established. 1980 - Hiroshima designated a ...
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