Hitachi, Ibaraki
| Japanese Name: | 日立市 |
|---|---|
| Prefecture: | Ibaraki |
| Population: | 195,844 |
| Area: | 225.55: |
| Longitude | 140.6514693 |
| Latitude | 36.59915389999999 |
| Homepage: | http://www.city.hitachi.ibaraki.jp/ |
Hitachi, Ibaraki
Hitachi (日立市, Hitachi-shi) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of September 2015, the city had an estimated population of 183,148 and a population density of 811 persons per km². Its total area was 225.71 km². The name of Hitachi is well known throughout the world due to the Hitachi company founded in the town of Sukegawa in 1910 by Namihei Odaira.
