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Hitachi

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city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Key facts

Country
Japan
Region
Kantō
Prefecture
Ibaraki
Mayor
Haruki Ogawa (since April 2015)
Total
225.71 km (87.15 sq mi)
Density
734.67/km (1,902.8/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+9 ( Japan Standard Time )
Phone number
0294-22-3111
Address
1-1-1 Sukegawa-chō, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki-ken 317-8601
Climate
Cfa
Website
Official website
Bird
Japanese cormorant
Fish
Giant Pacific octopus
Flower
Sakura
Tree
Zelkova serrata

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Encyclopedic overview

Hitachi Sakura Festival Hitachi (日立市, Hitachi-shi) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 165,822 in 76,702 households and a population density of 735 persons per km. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 32.7%. The total area of the city is 225.71 square kilometres (87.15 sq mi). Hitachi is well known in the world for its brand name of electric products, including power plants and appliances, of the Hitachi company founded in the town in 1910 by Namihei Odaira with considerable properties as its factories in the city.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hitachi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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