Hitachinakaひたちなか市

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

Hitachinaka (ひたちなか市, Hitachinaka-shi) is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 156,581 (2020 census), area 99.97 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

ひたちなか市

Reading

Hitachinaka-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Ibaraki 茨城県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

156,581 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.6% from 155,689

Area

99.97 km²

Density

1,566 people per km²

Households

66,754

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

26.1%

Foreign residents

1,831 (1.2%)

Code

08221 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.hitachinaka.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Mito City水戸市
• Naka City那珂市
• Oarai Town大洗町
• Tokai Village東海村

Questions about Hitachinaka

Is Hitachinaka a city or a prefecture?

Hitachinaka (ひたちなか市) 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 Hitachinaka?

Hitachinaka 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 Hitachinaka?

156,581 at the 2020 census, up 0.6% from 155,689 in 2015. The area is 99.97 km², which is 1,566 people per km². 66,754 households. 26.1% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hitachinaka?

Four: Mito City (水戸市), Naka City (那珂市), Oarai Town (大洗町), and Tokai Village (東海村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hitachinaka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hitachinaka written in Japanese?

ひたちなか市, read Hitachinaka-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 Hitachinaka begin?

茨城県ひたちなか市… (Ibaraki-ken, Hitachinaka-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.