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Hitachinaka
ひたちなか市 | |
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Coordinates: 36°23′48.1″N 140°32′4.8″E / 36.396694°N 140.534667°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kantō |
Prefecture | Ibaraki |
First official recorded | late 5th century AD (official) [citation needed] |
Nakaminato city settled | March 31, 1954 |
Katsuta city settled | November 1, 1954 |
Two cities merged and current city name changed | November 1, 1994 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Akira Ōtani (from November 2018) |
Area | |
• Total | 99.96 km2 (38.59 sq mi) |
Population (October 1, 2020) | |
• Total | 154,631 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
- Tree | Ginkgo biloba |
- Flower | Hamagiku (Chrysanthemum nipponicum) |
- Bird | Japanese bush warbler |
Phone number | 029-273-0111 |
Address | 2-10-1 Higashiishikawa, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 312-8501 |
Website | Official website |
Hitachinaka (ひたちなか市, Hitachinaka-shi) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2020[update], the city had an estimated population of 154,663 in 64,900 households and a population density of 1547 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 26.1%.[1] The total area of the city is 99.96 square kilometres (38.59 sq mi). It is a "hiragana city", the place name is written with the hiragana syllabary and not the traditional kanji.