Hitachinaka, Ibaraki
| Japanese Name: | ひたちなか市 |
|---|---|
| Prefecture: | Ibaraki |
| Population: | 155,338 |
| Area: | 99.04: |
| Longitude | 140.5346762 |
| Latitude | 36.3966149 |
| Homepage: | http://www.city.hitachinaka.ibaraki.jp/ |
Hitachinaka, Ibaraki
Hitachinaka (ひたちなか市, Hitachinaka-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 156,619 and a population density of 1,570 persons per km². Its total area was 99.83 square kilometres (38.54 sq mi). It is a “hiragana city”, the place name is written with the hiragana syllabary, and not the traditional kanji.