Hokota

Hokota-shi 鉾 田 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Ibaraki
Coordinates :	36 ° 9 ′  N , 140 ° 31 ′  E Coordinates: 36 ° 9 ′ 0 ″  N , 140 ° 31 ′ 0 ″  E
Basic data
Surface:	203.90 km²
Residents :	46,415 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	228 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	08234-1
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
town hall
Address :	Hokota City Hall 1444 - 1 , Hokota Hokota -shi Ibaraki  311-1592
Website URL:	http://www.city.hokota.lg.jp/
Location Hokotas in Ibaraki Prefecture

Hokota ( Japanese 鉾 田 市 , -shi ) is a city in Japan in Ibaraki Prefecture .

geography

Hokota lies south of Mito and north of Kashima on the Pacific Ocean .

history

The city of Hokota was founded on October 11, 2005 from the former Asahi, Hokota, and Taiyo communities.

The natural disaster of the Tōhoku earthquake on March 11, 2011 with the subsequent tsunami claimed one person in Hokota. 98 residential buildings were completely destroyed and 742 others were partially destroyed.

traffic

• Train:
  • Kashima-Rinkai Railway
• Street:
  • National Road 51,124,354

Neighboring cities and communities

• Kashima (Ibaraki)
• Namegata
• Omitama

Web links

Commons : Hokota  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official Website (Japanese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 平 成 23 年 (2011 年) 東北 地方 太平洋 沖 地震 （東 日本 大 震災） に つ い て (第 157 報) ( Memento of March 18, 2018 on WebCite ) ( PDF ( Memento of March 18, 2018 on WebCite )), 総 務 省 消防庁 (Fire and Disaster Management Agency), 157th report, March 7, 2018.