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Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki

Ryūgasaki
龍ケ崎市
City
Ryūgasaki city hall
Ryūgasaki city hall
Flag of Ryūgasaki
Flag
Official seal of Ryūgasaki
Seal
Location of Ryūgasaki in Ibaraki Prefecture
Location of Ryūgasaki in Ibaraki Prefecture
Ryūgasaki is located in Japan
Ryūgasaki
Ryūgasaki
 
Coordinates: 35°54′41.6″N 140°10′56.3″E / 35.911556°N 140.182306°E / 35.911556; 140.182306Coordinates: 35°54′41.6″N 140°10′56.3″E / 35.911556°N 140.182306°E / 35.911556; 140.182306
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Ibaraki Prefecture
Area
 • Total 78.55 km2 (30.33 sq mi)
Population (September 2015)
 • Total 78,666
 • Density 1,000/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree Pinus
- Flower Platycodon grandiflorus
- Bird Swan
Phone number 0297-64-1111
Address 3710 Banchi, Ryūgasaki-shi, Ibarak-ken 301-8611
Website Official website

Ryūgasaki (龍ケ崎市 Ryūgasaki-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 78,666 and a population density of 1000 persons per km². Its total area was 78.55 square kilometres (30.33 sq mi).

Ryūgasaki is located in southern Ibaraki Prefecture, in the low-lying flatlands north of Lake Kasumigaura.

The name "Ryūgasaki" can be traced back to 1182 when the samurai clan ruling the territory adopted "Ryūgasaki" as their family name. Though originally part of the Sendai Domain, the region joined Miyazaku Prefecture () in 1869 before merging with Ibaraki Prefecture in 1875. The town of Ryūgasaki was created with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889.

The city was formed on March 20, 1954, when the aforementioned town merged with: Nareshiba (), Ōmiya (), Yabara (), Nagato (), Kawarashiro () and Kitamonma (). In February 1955, the city grew to its present size when a proportion of Takasu () merged with the city.

In 1974, the city adopted the Swan, the Pinus, and Platycodon grandiflorus as its city symbols for bird, tree and flower respectively.


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