Tsuchiura

Tsuchiura 土浦市
City
Upper: Kijo Park Middle:Tsuchiura Castle, Tsuchiura Station Lower:Skyline
Flag Seal
Location of Tsuchiura in Ibaraki Prefecture
Tsuchiura
Coordinates: 36°4′N 140°12′E / 36.067°N 140.200°E / 36.067; 140.200
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Ibaraki
First official recorded	770 AD
City Settled	November 3, 1940
Government
• Mayor	Mariko Andō (from November 2019)
Area
• Total	122.89 km2 (47.45 sq mi)
Population  (January 2024)
• Total	142,181
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number	029-826-1111
Address	9-1 Yamato-cho, Tsuchiura-shi, Ibaraki-ken 300-8686
Climate	Cfa
Website	Official website
Symbols
Bird	Great reed warbler, Japanese bush warbler
Flower	Sakura
Tree	Populus, Zelkova serrata

Tsuchiura (土浦市, Tsuchiura-shi) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2024^[update], the city had an estimated population in 2024 of 142,181 people in 66,629 households, and a population density of 1,157 persons per squate kilometre. The proportion of the population aged over 65 was 29.7%.^[1] The total area of the city is 122.89 square kilometres (47.45 sq mi). About 3,000 residents are non-Japanese, a large proportion of these being Filipinos, Chinese or Brazilians.