Hitachi日立市

Hitachi-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Hitachi (日立市, Hitachi-shi) is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 174,508 (2020 census), area 225.86 km². Borders 4 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Ibaraki Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

日立市

Reading

Hitachi-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Ibaraki 茨城県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

174,508 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.7% from 185,054

Area

225.86 km²

Density

773 people per km²

Households

77,911

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

32.9%

Foreign residents

1,727 (1.0%)

Code

08202 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.hitachi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Hitachi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hitachiota City常陸太田市
• Takahagi City高萩市
• Naka City那珂市
• Tokai Village東海村

Questions about Hitachi

Is Hitachi a city or a prefecture?

Hitachi (日立市) is a city (市, shi) in Ibaraki Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Hitachi?

Hitachi is in Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Hitachi?

174,508 at the 2020 census, down 5.7% from 185,054 in 2015. The area is 225.86 km², which is 773 people per km². 77,911 households. 32.9% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hitachi?

Four: Hitachiota City (常陸太田市), Takahagi City (高萩市), Naka City (那珂市), and Tokai Village (東海村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hitachi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hitachi written in Japanese?

日立市, read Hitachi-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Hitachi begin?

茨城県日立市… (Ibaraki-ken, Hitachi-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.