Naka那珂市

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

Naka (那珂市, Naka-shi) is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 53,502 (2020 census), area 97.82 km². Borders 7 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

那珂市

Reading

Naka-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Ibaraki 茨城県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

53,502 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.4% from 54,276

Area

97.82 km²

Density

547 people per km²

Households

20,931

Under 15

11.8%

65 and over

32.2%

Foreign residents

272 (0.5%)

Code

08226 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.naka.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Naka. Borders across water are not counted.

• Mito City水戸市
• Hitachi City日立市
• Hitachiota City常陸太田市
• Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市
• Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市
• Shirosato Town城里町
• Tokai Village東海村

Questions about Naka

Is Naka a city or a prefecture?

Naka (那珂市) 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 Naka?

Naka 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 Naka?

53,502 at the 2020 census, down 1.4% from 54,276 in 2015. The area is 97.82 km², which is 547 people per km². 20,931 households. 32.2% of residents are 65 or older and 11.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Naka?

Seven: Mito City (水戸市), Hitachi City (日立市), Hitachiota City (常陸太田市), Hitachinaka City (ひたちなか市), Hitachiomiya City (常陸大宮市), Shirosato Town (城里町), and Tokai Village (東海村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Naka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Naka written in Japanese?

那珂市, read Naka-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 Naka begin?

茨城県那珂市… (Ibaraki-ken, Naka-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.