Hitachinaka, Ibaraki

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Hitachinaka ひたちなか市
City
Hitachi Seaside Park
Flag Seal
Location of Hitachinaka in Ibaraki Prefecture
Hitachinaka
Coordinates: 36°23′48.1″N 140°32′4.8″E / 36.396694°N 140.534667°E / 36.396694; 140.534667
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Ibaraki
First official recorded	late 5th century AD (official) [citation needed]
Nakaminato city settled	March 31, 1954
Katsuta city settled	November 1, 1954
Two cities merged and current city name changed	November 1, 1994
Government
• Mayor	Akira Ōtani (from November 2018)
Area
• Total	99.96 km2 (38.59 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2020)
• Total	154,631
• Density	1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Ginkgo biloba
- Flower	Hamagiku (Chrysanthemum nipponicum)
- Bird	Japanese bush warbler
Phone number	029-273-0111
Address	2-10-1 Higashiishikawa, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 312-8501
Website	Official website

Hitachinaka (ひたちなか市, Hitachinaka-shi) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2020^[update], the city had an estimated population of 154,663 in 64,900 households and a population density of 1547 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 26.1%.^[1] The total area of the city is 99.96 square kilometres (38.59 sq mi). It is a "hiragana city", the place name is written with the hiragana syllabary and not the traditional kanji.