| Hitachinaka ひたちなか市 |
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| Ferris wheel with Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka | |||
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| Location of Hitachinaka in Ibaraki | |||
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Hitachinaka
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| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Ibaraki | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Motoki Honma | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 99.04 km2 (38.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (March 2008) | |||
| • Total | 155,354 | ||
| • Density | 1,570/km2 (4,066.3/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| City symbols | |||
| - Tree | Ginkgo | ||
| - Flower | Hamagiku (Chrysanthemum nipponicum) | ||
| - Bird | Japanese Bush-warbler | ||
| Phone number | 029-273-0111 | ||
| Address | 2-10-1 Higashiishikawa, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 312-8501 |
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| Website | City of Hitachinaka | ||
Hitachinaka (ひたちなか市 Hitachinaka-shi) is a city located in Ibaraki prefecture, Japan.
As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 155,354 and a population density of 1,570 persons per km². The total area is 99.04 km².
The city was founded on November 1, 1994, after the cities of Katsuta and Nakaminato were consolidated together.
It is a hiragana city, the place name is written with the hiragana syllabary, and not the more traditional kanji.
Hitachinaka and its renewal and urbanization of its harbor (Hitachinaka Port) proceeds development in adjoining Mito.
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hitachinaka,_Ibaraki Hitachinaka, Ibaraki] at Wikimedia Commons
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