Hitachiota, Ibaraki
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is a city
located in Ibaraki
, Japan
.
As of May 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population
of 55,906, with a household
number of 20,298 http://www.city.hitachiota.ibaraki.jp/ and the density
of 150.28 persons per km². The total area is 372.01 km².
The city was founded on July 15, 1954.
On December 1, 2004 the town of Kanasagō, and the villages of Satomi
and Suifu
, all from Kuji District
, were merged into Hitachiōta, more than tripling its size and increasing its population by about 20,000.
Cities of Japan
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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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.
As of May 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population
Population
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of 55,906, with a household
Household
The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....
number of 20,298 http://www.city.hitachiota.ibaraki.jp/ and the density
Population density
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of 150.28 persons per km². The total area is 372.01 km².
The city was founded on July 15, 1954.
On December 1, 2004 the town of Kanasagō, and the villages of Satomi
Satomi, Ibaraki
was a village located in Kuji District, Ibaraki, Japan.On December 1, 2004 Satomi, along with the town of Kanasagō, and the village of Suifu, all from Kuji District, was merged into the expanded city of Hitachiōta and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the village had an...
and Suifu
Suifu, Ibaraki
was a village located in Kuji District, Ibaraki, Japan.On December 1, 2004 Suifu, along with the town of Kanasagō, and the village of Satomi, all from Kuji District, was merged into the expanded city of Hitachiōta and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the village had an...
, all from Kuji District
Kuji District, Ibaraki
Kuji District is a district located in Ibaraki, Japan.-Merger:*On December 1, 2004 the town of Kanasagō, and the villages of Satomi and Suifu merged into the expanded city of Hitachiōta....
, were merged into Hitachiōta, more than tripling its size and increasing its population by about 20,000.