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Hitachinaka Shi

Local name: ひたちなか市

Located in Ibaraki, Japan Coordinates: 36°23′45″ N 140°33′28″ E

Map showing the location of Hitachinaka Shi Hitachinaka Shi
Location in Japan
Population
159,415
159.4K
Elevation
29 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
2
listed under Hitachinaka Shi
When to go
May–JulySeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
IBR Ibaraki Airport27 km
NRT Narita International Airport71 km

About Hitachinaka Shi

Hitachinaka Shi is a district. Location: Ibaraki, Japan. Population: 159,415.

From Wikipedia

Hitachinaka (ひたちなか市, Hitachinaka-shi) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2020, 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%. 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.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1994
Area
100 km²
Official website
city.hitachinaka.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Hitachinaka Shi

  • Mito Shi
  • Naka-shi
  • Ōarai
  • Tōkai Mura

Twin towns and sister cities of Hitachinaka Shi

  • Ishinomaki· Japan

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Hitachinaka Shi over time

Population of Hitachinaka Shi over time
2005 153,639
2010 157,060
2015 155,689
2021 154,311

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Hitachinaka Shi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–July, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 5° · Rain 83 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 158 km southwest18°
  • Odawara · 179 km southwest19°
  • Kofu · 197 km southwest17°
Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
September (182 mm)
Driest month
January (38 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Hitachinaka Shi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°12°17°21°23°26°28°25°20°16°11°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°7°12°16°20°21°18°12°5°0°
Precipitation (mm)3862981221401751581341821808352

Other places to visit in this season: May June July September October

How to get to Hitachinaka Shi

The nearest airport is Ibaraki Airport (IBR), 27 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hitachi-Naka, 2 km to the west.

Airports

  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 27 kmsouthwest
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 71 kmsouth
  • Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 93 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Hitachi-Naka Population: 156.6K 2 kmwest
  • Katsuta Population: 156K 3 kmsouthwest
  • Mito Population: 270.7K 11 kmsouthwest
  • Hitachi Population: 174.5K 24 kmnorth
  • Tsuchiura Population: 144.4K 46 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Places in Hitachinaka Shi

2 places
  1. 1 Hitachi-Naka 156.6K
  2. 2 Katsuta 156K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources