Hitachinaka

Hitachinaka City Hall
Hitachinaka-shi ; ひたちなか市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Ibaraki
Coordinates :	36 ° 24 ' N , 140 ° 32' E Coordinates: 36 ° 23 '48 " N , 140 ° 32' 5" E
Basic data
Surface:	99.03 km²
Residents :	155,080 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	1566 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	08221-0
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	ginkgo
Flower :	Nipponanthemum nipponicum
Bird :	Japanese Bush Warbler
town hall
Address :	Hitachinaka City Hall ; 2 - 10 - 1 , Higashi-Ishikawa; Hitachinaka -shi ; Ibaraki 312-8501
Website URL:	www.city.hitachinaka.lg.jp
Location of Hitachinakas in Ibaraki Prefecture

Hitachinaka ( Japanese ひたちなか市 , - shi ) is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan .

geography

Hitachinaka is south of Hitachi and north of Mito .

history

The natural disaster of the Tōhoku earthquake on March 11, 2011 with the subsequent tsunami claimed three lives in Hitachinaka. 86 residential buildings were completely destroyed and 801 others were partially destroyed.

traffic

Train:
- JR Jōban main line to Ueno (Tōkyō) and Sendai
- The branch line of the Minato railway to the coast
Street:
- National road 6 to Tōkyō or Sendai
- National Road 245

economy

There are numerous industrial companies along Nationalstrasse 6, including above all electrical engineering products such as drives for electric locomotives, motor controls, elevators and escalators, production systems for mechanical engineering and manufacturing technology, as well as various equipment for power supply and energy technology that are manufactured here. Several companies in the vehicle industry and transport, such as cars, heavy vehicles and construction machinery, as well as nanotechnological developers have also settled here. It is also home to factories that manufacture cell phones, video cameras, and other consumer electronics products.

In addition to the industrial port with car loading point, there is also the fishing port and an adjoining fish processing facility, as well as various businesses in the food industry.