Hitachi (Ibaraki)

Hitachi City Hall
Hitachi-shi ; 日立市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Ibaraki
Coordinates :	36 ° 36 ′ N , 140 ° 39 ′ E Coordinates: 36 ° 35 ′ 57 " N , 140 ° 39 ′ 5" E
Basic data
Surface:	225.45 km²
Residents :	176,069 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	781 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	08202-3
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Japanese zelkove
Flower :	Cherry Blossom
Bird :	Japanese cormorant
Fish :	Sakuradako
town hall
Address :	Hitachi City Hall ; 1 - 1 - 1 , Sukegawa-chō; Hitachi -shi ; Ibaraki 317-8601
Website URL:	http://www.city.hitachi.ibaraki.jp
Location of Hitachi's in Ibaraki Prefecture

Hitachi ( Japanese 日立市 , -shi ) is a city in Japan in Ibaraki Prefecture .

geography

Hitachi is north of Mito and south of Iwaki .

The natural disaster of the Tōhoku earthquake on March 11, 2011 with the subsequent tsunami left 13 dead in Hitachi. 436 residential buildings were completely destroyed and 3,989 others were partially destroyed.

history

Hitachi was founded here in 1910 . The company has been based in Tokyo for a long time and is no longer represented in the place where it was founded.

Hitachi was granted town charter on September 1, 1939.