Ibaraki, Ibaraki

Ibaraki 茨城町
Town
Ibaraki town office
Flag Seal
Location of Ibaraki in Ibaraki Prefecture
Ibaraki
Coordinates: 36°17′12.8″N 140°25′28.3″E / 36.286889°N 140.424528°E / 36.286889; 140.424528Coordinates: 36°17′12.8″N 140°25′28.3″E / 36.286889°N 140.424528°E / 36.286889; 140.424528
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Ibaraki Prefecture
District	HIgashiibaraki
Area
• Total	121.58 km2 (46.94 sq mi)
Population (September 2015)
• Total	32,924
• Density	271/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Prunus mume
- Flower	Sakura
- Bird	Japanese bush warbler
Phone number	029-292-1111
Address	1080 Ozutsumi, Ibaraki-machi, Higashiibaraki-gun, Ibaraki-ken 311-3192
Website	Official website

Ibaraki (茨城町, Ibaraki-machi) is a town located in Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of September 2015, the town had an estimated population of 32,924 and a population density of 271 persons per km². Its total area was 121.58 km².

Geography

Located in central Ibaraki Prefecture, Ibaraki is located in the flatlands near the Pacific Ocean, and almost encompasses Lake Hinuma, the 30th largest body of freshwater in Japan.

Surrounding municipalities

• Ibaraki Prefecture
  • Mito
  • Omitama
  • Kasama
  • Hokota
  • Ōarai

History

The villages of Nagaoka, Kawane, Kaminoai and Ishizaki were created within Higashiibaraki District and the village of Numasaki was created within Kashima District with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Nagaoka was elevated to town status on February 11, 1955 and merged with Kawane and Kaminoai to form the town of Ibaraki the same day. Ibaraki annexed neighboring Ishizaki on March 5, 1958. The town was set to merge with Mito, on December 8, 2007, but following the election of a new mayor in April 2007, these plans were abandoned.

Education

• Ibaraki has six elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school.

Transportation

Railway

• Ibaraki is not served by any passenger train service.

Highway

• Kita-Kantō Expressway – Ibarakimachi-Nishi IC, Ibarakimachi JCT, Ibarakimachi-Higashi IC
• Higashi-Kantō Expressway – Ibaraki Kuko Kita IC, Ibarakimachi IC
• Japan National Route 6

Local attractions

• Hinuma Hydrangea Festival
• Ibaraki Festival

External links

Media related to Ibaraki, Ibaraki at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (Japanese)

Ibaraki Prefecture
Mito (capital)
Special cities	Mito Tsukuba
Cities	Bandō Chikusei Hitachi Hitachinaka Hitachiōmiya Hitachiōta Hokota Inashiki Ishioka Itako Jōsō Kamisu Kasama Kashima Kasumigaura Kitaibaraki Koga Moriya Naka Namegata Omitama Ryūgasaki Sakuragawa Shimotsuma Takahagi Toride Tsuchiura Tsukubamirai Ushiku Yūki
Higashiibaraki District	Ibaraki Ōarai Shirosato
Inashiki District	Ami Kawachi Miho
Kitasōma District	Tone
Kuji District	Daigo
Naka District	Tōkai
Sashima District	Goka Sakai
Yūki District	Yachiyo
List of mergers in Ibaraki Prefecture