Tsukuba, Ibaraki
| Japanese Name: | つくば市 |
|---|---|
| Prefecture: | Ibaraki |
| Population: | 207,314 |
| Area: | 284.07: |
| Longitude | 140.0766423 |
| Latitude | 36.0834857 |
| Homepage: | http://www.city.tsukuba.ibaraki.jp/ |
Tsukuba, Ibaraki
Tsukuba (つくば市, Tsukuba-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 223,151 and a population density of 787 persons per km². Its total area is 283.72 square kilometres (109.54 square miles). It is known as the location of the Tsukuba Science City (筑波研究学園都市, Tsukuba Kenkyū Gakuen Toshi), a planned science park developed in the 1960s.
