Kitaibaraki北茨城市

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

Kitaibaraki (北茨城市, Kitaibaraki-shi) is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 41,801 (2020 census), area 186.79 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

北茨城市

Reading

Kitaibaraki-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Ibaraki 茨城県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

41,801 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.9% from 44,412

Area

186.79 km²

Density

224 people per km²

Households

17,042

Under 15

10.5%

65 and over

34.4%

Foreign residents

364 (0.9%)

Code

08215 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kitaibaraki.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Iwaki Cityいわき市(Fukushima)
• Hanawa Town塙町(Fukushima)
• Samegawa Village鮫川村(Fukushima)
• Takahagi City高萩市

Questions about Kitaibaraki

Is Kitaibaraki a city or a prefecture?

Kitaibaraki (北茨城市) 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 Kitaibaraki?

Kitaibaraki 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 Kitaibaraki?

41,801 at the 2020 census, down 5.9% from 44,412 in 2015. The area is 186.79 km², which is 224 people per km². 17,042 households. 34.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kitaibaraki?

Four: Iwaki City (いわき市) in Fukushima, Hanawa Town (塙町) in Fukushima, Samegawa Village (鮫川村) in Fukushima, and Takahagi City (高萩市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kitaibaraki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kitaibaraki written in Japanese?

北茨城市, read Kitaibaraki-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 Kitaibaraki begin?

茨城県北茨城市… (Ibaraki-ken, Kitaibaraki-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.