Hiratsuka

Hiratsuka City Hall
Hiratsuka-shi ; 平塚市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Kanagawa
Coordinates :	35 ° 20 ' N , 139 ° 21' E Coordinates: 35 ° 20 '8 " N , 139 ° 20' 58" E
Basic data
Surface:	67.83 km²
Residents :	257,729 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	3800 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	14203-4
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Camphor tree
Flower :	Dianthus superbus var. Longicalycinus
Bird :	Little Egret
town hall
Address :	Hiratsuka City Hall ; 9 - 1 , Sengen-chō; Hiratsuka -shi ; Kanagawa 254-8686
Website URL:	http://www.city.hiratsuka.kanagawa.jp/
Location of Hiratsukas in Kanagawa Prefecture

Hiratsuka ( Japanese 平塚市 , - shi ) is a city in the south of the Japanese prefecture of Kanagawa .

geography

Hiratsuka is located south of Tokyo and Atsugi , southwest of Yokohama , west of Chigasaki and east of Odawara on Sagami Bay .

The Sagami (river) flows through the city from northeast to southeast.

Hiratsuka was a post office ( 宿場町 Shukuba-machi ) of the Tōkaidō during the Edo period .

During the Second World War , the city was bombed with napalm bombs on July 16, 1945 by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) . The attack destroyed around 48% of the urban area and claimed 235 deaths. (see air raids on Japan )

The city was founded on April 1, 1932 .