thumb|Location of Asakita-ku in Hiroshima City
is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima.
The northern portion contains what was Asa-gun and southern Takata-gun, now defunct districts (see Takata District, Hiroshima). Asa-gun consisted of Kabe-cho, Kōyō-cho, Asa-cho. Takata-gun included Shiraki-cho. After the four towns were merged with Hiroshima in 1973, they were designated a ward and named Asakita-ku.
As of April 1, 2006, the ward has an estimated population of 156,516 and a density of 442.95 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area is 353.35 km<sup>2</sup>.
The Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's College is located in Asakita-ku.
Geography
Climate
Asakita-ku has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Asakita-ku 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 .