is a city

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 located in Ibaraki

Ibaraki Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan, located in the Kantō region on the main island of Honshu. The capital is Mito.-History:Ibaraki Prefecture was previously known as Hitachi Province...

, Japan

Japan

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. The city was founded March 28, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Akeno

Akeno, Ibaraki

Akeno was a town located in Makabe District, Ibaraki, Japan.On March 28, 2005 Akeno was merged with the towns of Kyōwa and Sekijō, all from Makabe District, and the old city of Shimodate, to form the new city of Chikusei...

, Kyōwa

Kyowa, Ibaraki

Kyōwa was a town located in Makabe District, Ibaraki, Japan.On March 28, 2005 Kyōwa was merged the towns of Akeno and Sekijō, all from Makabe District, and the old city of Shimodate, to form the new city of Chikusei and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the town had an...

 and Sekijō

Sekijo, Ibaraki

Sekijō was a town located in Makabe District, Ibaraki, Japan.On March 28, 2005 Sekijō was merged the towns of Akeno and Kyōwa, all from Makabe District, and the old city of Shimodate, to form the new city of Chikusei and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the town had an...

, and the old city of Shimodate

Shimodate, Ibaraki

Shimodate was a city located in Ibaraki, Japan.On March 28, 2005 Shimodate was merged the towns of Akeno, Kyōwa and Sekijō, all from Makabe District, to form the new city of Chikusei. As of this merger, Shimodate no longer exists....

, all from the Makabe District

Makabe District, Ibaraki

Makabe was a district located in Ibaraki, Japan.As of the Chikusei merger, but with 2003 population data, the district had an estimated population of 26,699 and a density of 288 persons per km²...

, .

As of March 1, 2008 population data, the city has an estimated population

Population

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 of 110,656 and the density

Population density

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 of 539 persons per km². The total area is 205.35 km².

Chikusei City is in the west of Ibaraki Prefecture and is located on the west side of Mt. Tsukuba. Chikusei City consists of the former city of Shimodate and the former towns of Akeno

Akeno, Ibaraki

Akeno was a town located in Makabe District, Ibaraki, Japan.On March 28, 2005 Akeno was merged with the towns of Kyōwa and Sekijō, all from Makabe District, and the old city of Shimodate, to form the new city of Chikusei...

, Kyōwa

Kyowa, Ibaraki

Kyōwa was a town located in Makabe District, Ibaraki, Japan.On March 28, 2005 Kyōwa was merged the towns of Akeno and Sekijō, all from Makabe District, and the old city of Shimodate, to form the new city of Chikusei and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the town had an...

, and Sekijō

Sekijo, Ibaraki

Sekijō was a town located in Makabe District, Ibaraki, Japan.On March 28, 2005 Sekijō was merged the towns of Akeno and Kyōwa, all from Makabe District, and the old city of Shimodate, to form the new city of Chikusei and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the town had an...

, all from Makabe District

Makabe District, Ibaraki

Makabe was a district located in Ibaraki, Japan.As of the Chikusei merger, but with 2003 population data, the district had an estimated population of 26,699 and a density of 288 persons per km²...

. They were merged on March 28, 2005. The population of Chikusei City is about 110,000. There are two rivers in the city, Kinu-gawa and Kokai-gawa. The city is surrounded by nature. A well-balanced city, it develops farming, industry, and commerce. Special products of Chikusei city include koshihikari(rice), nashi (pears), small watermelons, cucumbers, strawberries, and tomatoes.

Famous people from Chikusei

• Hazan Itaya, ceramist
• Hiroyuki Nakajima, novelist
• Kenjiro Tamiya, baseball player
• Michiè Nakamaru, soprano
• Norihiko Akagi
  Norihiko Akagi
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet .A native of Makabe District, Ibaraki and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 1983 to 1988...
  
  , politician
• Shigeru Morita, painter
• Shingo Katayama
  Shingo Katayama
  Shingo Katayama is a Japanese golfer.Katayama was born in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture. He turned professional in 1995 and has played full time on the Japan Golf Tour since 1997. He topped the Japan Golf Tour money list five times: 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008...
  
  , golfer
• Shiro Maggy, magician
• Yasuhiro Oyamada, baseball player
• Yoko Teppozuka, voice actress

External links

• Official website in Japanese
• area guide in Japanese