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[[file:Hitachinaka Town Hall2.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Hitachinaka city hall]]
((Nihongo|'''Hitachinaka'''|ひたちなか市|Hitachinaka-shi)) is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Ibaraki Prefecture]], [[Japan]].  ((As of|2020|07|01)), the city had an estimated [[population]] of 154,663 in 64,900 households and a [[population density]] of 1547 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 26.1%.<ref name="Ibaraki-hp">((cite web |url=https://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/kikaku/tokei/fukyu/tokei/sugata/local/hitachinaka.html |title= Ibaraki prefectural official statistics|location= Japan|language= ja))</ref> The total area of the city is ((convert|99.96|sqkm|sqmi)). It is a "[[Hiragana and katakana place names|hiragana city]]", the place name is written with the ''[[hiragana]]'' syllabary and not the traditional ''[[kanji]]''.

==Geography==
Hitachinaka is located slightly northeast of central Ibaraki Prefecture and east of the capital of [[Mito, Ibaraki|Mito]]. It consists of a lowland area around the [[Naka River (Tochigi Ibaraki)|Naka River]] in the south and the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific coast]] in the east.

===Surrounding municipalities===
Ibaraki Prefecture
*[[Tōkai, Ibaraki|Tōkai]]
* [[Naka, Ibaraki|Naka]]
* [[Mito, Ibaraki|Mito]]
* [[Ōarai, Ibaraki|Ōarai]]

===Climate===
Hitachinaka has a [[Humid continental climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cold winters with light snowfall.  The average annual temperature in Hitachinaka is 13.8&nbsp;°C. The average annual rainfall is 1415&nbsp;mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.2&nbsp;°C, and lowest in January, at around 3.4&nbsp;°C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/ibaraki/hitachinaka-5523/  Hitachinaka climate data]</ref>

==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-ibaraki.php Hitachinaka population statistics]</ref> the population of Hitachinaka has recently plateaued after a long period of growth.

((Historical populations
| 1920 | 36,370
| 1930 | 41,129
| 1940 | 45,729
| 1950 | 68,705
| 1960 | 77,808
| 1970 | 99,627
| 1980 | 125,945
| 1990 | 142,402
| 2000 | 151,673
| 2010 | 157,060
| 2020 | 156,581
|align       = none
| footnote = 
))

==History==
The towns of Hiraiso and Minato, as well as the village of Katsuta, were created within [[Naka District, Ibaraki|Naka District]] with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Minato was renamed Nakaminato in 1938. Nakaminato had the commercial fishing industry as its main industry, but the area rapidly developed into a [[company town]] of [[Hitachi]], Katsuta was elevated to town status in 1940. During [[World War II]], the area was subject to air raids and shelling by Allied warships due to its numerous factories producing war-related materials.  On March 31, 1954, the towns of Nakaminato and Hiraiso merged, forming the city of Nakaminato. Katsuta was raised to city status on November 1 of the same year. The two cities merged on November 1, 1994, to form the city of Hitachinaka.

==Government==
Hitachinaka has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] city council of 25 members. Hitachinaka contributes three members to the Ibaraki Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of [[Ibaraki 4th district|Ibaraki's 4th district]] of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]].

==Economy==
Hitachinaka is a bustling city with a diverse economy. The city's strategic location near Tokyo and its access to major transportation hubs have made it a popular destination for businesses and investors. It developed primarily as a [[company town]] for [[Hitachi]] group factories, and Hitachi remains the primary employer. Secondary industries include commercial fishing, agriculture and seasonal tourism.

==Education==
Hitachinaka has 20 public elementary schools and nine public middle schools operated by the city government, and five public high schools operated by the Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education, including [[Katsuta High School]]. The prefecture also operates one technical institute and one special education school for the handicapped.

==Transportation==
===Railway===
Hitachinaka is connected through the [[Katsuta Station]] to the railway network with direct connections to Tokyo and Iwaki.

[[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]] [[JR East]] - [[Tokiwa (train)|Tokiwa Line]] 

[[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]] [[JR East]] –[[Jōban Line]]
* ((STN|Katsuta)) – ((STN|Sawa|Ibaraki)) 
[[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]] [[JR East]] – [[Suigun Line]]
* ((STN|Hitachi-Aoyagi)) – ((STN|Hitachi-Tsuda)) 
Hitachinaka Seaside Railway – [[Minato Line]]
* ((STN|Katsuta)) – ((STN|Kōkimae)) – ((STN|Kaneage)) – ((STN|Nakane)) – ((STN|Takadano-tekkyō)) – ((STN|Nakaminato)) – ((STN|Tonoyama)) – ((STN|Hiraiso)) – ((STN|Minohamagakuen)) – ((STN|Isozaki)) – ((STN|Ajigaura))

===Highway===
* ((jct|country=JPN|Route|6))
* ((jct|country=JPN|Route|245))
* [[Hitachinaka Road]]
* [[Higashi-Mito Road]]

==Local attractions==
*[[Hitachi Seaside Park]]
*[[Hitachinaka City Stadium]]
*[[Hitachinaka Baseball Stadium]]
*Ajigaura Swimming Beach
*Hiraiso Swimming Beach
*[[Torazuka Kofun]], National Historic Site

==Sister cities==
Hitachinaka is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>((cite web |title=姉妹都市締結の沿革|url=https://www.city.hitachinaka.lg.jp/shisei/10/2/4048.html|website=city.hitachinaka.lg.jp|publisher=Hitachinaka|access-date=2020-04-12))</ref>
*((flagicon|JPN)) [[Nasushiobara, Tochigi]], Japan (1990)  
*((flagicon|JPN)) [[Ishinomaki, Miyagi]], Japan (1996)

==Notable people==
*[[Natsuo Yamaguchi]], a politician
*[[Kentaro Shiga]], a professional wrestler
*[[Ōuchiyama Heikichi]], sumo wrestler

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
((Commons category-inline))
*[http://www.city.hitachinaka.lg.jp/ Official Website] ((in lang|ja))

((Ibaraki))
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[[Category:Cities in Ibaraki Prefecture]]
[[Category:Port settlements in Japan]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Japan]]
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