Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki
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Kitaibaraki 北茨城市 |
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Kitaibaraki city hall
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 Location of Kitaibaraki in Ibaraki Prefecture |
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 Kitaibaraki
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| Coordinates: 36°48′6.8″N 140°45′3.7″E / 36.801889°N 140.751028°ECoordinates: 36°48′6.8″N 140°45′3.7″E / 36.801889°N 140.751028°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Ibaraki Prefecture | ||
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| • Total | 186.80 km2 (72.12 sq mi) | ||
| Population (September 2015) | |||
| • Total | 43,809 | ||
| • Density | 235/km2 (610/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Pine | ||
| - Flower | Rhododendron ponticum | ||
| - Bird | Common gull | ||
| - Fish | Goosefish | ||
| Phone number | 0293-43-1111 | ||
| Address | Isohara 1630, Isohara-chō, Kitaibaraki-shi, Ibaraki-ken 319-1592 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Kitaibaraki (北茨城市 Kitaibaraki-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 43,809 and a population density of 235 persons per km². Its total area was 186.80 square kilometres (72.12 sq mi).
Kitaibaraki is located in northern Ibaraki Prefecture, bounded by Fukushima Prefecture to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the east. As its name implies, it is the northernmost city within Ibaraki. Approximately 80% of the total area is mountainous forest. The eastern region is low ground facing the ocean with spacious open flatland along the Okita and Satone Rivers. It is approximately 57 kilometers to the northeast of Mito, the prefectural capital.
The towns of Otsu and Hiragata and the village of Kitanakago were created with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Kitanakago became the town of Isohara on January 1, 1925. On March 31, 1956 the towns of Otsu, Hiragata, Isohara and the villages of Sekinan, Sekimonto and Minaminakago merged to form the city of Kitaibaraki. The city suffered from serious damage caused by the tsunami from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake.
Commerce developed during the Edo period along the Tanagura highway, which was also called the 'Road of Salt'. The area flourished with ports for water transportation and coal mining began at the end of the Edo period. Kitaibaraki is now a regional commercial center with some light manufacturing. The Joban Coal Field, which was the mainstay of the economy from the Meiji period to the mid-Showa period, closed in 1976. Commercial fishing from Otsu fishing port, notably for angler fish is also a factor in the local economy.
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