Why did the US choose Hiroshima?

by Temporary_Attempt139

How come out of all the cities in Japan, the US dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima? Was it because of population density or were there important government buildings worth taking out?

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This gets asked a lot on here; see some of the previous answers, and feel free to ask follow-up questions if those don't answer all of them: here here here etc.