Hitachiōmiya 常陸大宮市 | |
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 Hitachiōmiya city hall | |
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 Location of Hitachiōmiya in Ibaraki Prefecture | |
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| Coordinates:36°32′33.1″N140°24′39.2″E / 36.542528°N 140.410889°E /36.542528; 140.410889 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Ibaraki |
| Area | |
• Total | 348.45 km2 (134.54 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2020) | |
• Total | 39,176 |
| • Density | 112.43/km2 (291.19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0295-52-1111 |
| Address | 3135-6 Nakatomi-chō, Hitachiōmiya-shi, Ibaraki-ken 319-2292 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Common kingfisher |
| Flower | Rose |
| Tree | Sakura |
Hitachiōmiya (Japanese:常陸大宮市,Hepburn:Hitachiōmiya-shi) is acity located inIbaraki Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 July 2020[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 39,281 in 16.047 households and apopulation density of 220 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 37.6%.[1] The total area of the city is 348.45 square kilometres (134.54 sq mi).
Hitachiōmiya is located in the northwestern part of Ibaraki Prefecture, at the eastern foot of the Yamizo Mountains, with 59% of the city area classified as forest and mountains.[1] TheKuji River runs from north to south in the eastern part of the city, along whichJapan National Route 118 and the JRSuigun Line pass. The city center is located in the southeast. TheNaka River flows in the southwestern part of the city.
Ibaraki Prefecture
Tochigi Prefecture
Hitachiōmiya has aHumid continental climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Hitachiōmiya is 12.9 °C (55.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,363.7 mm (53.69 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.7 °C (76.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.6 °C (34.9 °F).[2]
| Climate data for Hitachiōmiya (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) | 23.0 (73.4) | 25.5 (77.9) | 30.1 (86.2) | 33.3 (91.9) | 34.5 (94.1) | 37.2 (99.0) | 37.0 (98.6) | 36.3 (97.3) | 33.0 (91.4) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.7 (76.5) | 37.2 (99.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) | 9.6 (49.3) | 12.9 (55.2) | 18.1 (64.6) | 22.5 (72.5) | 25.1 (77.2) | 28.8 (83.8) | 30.3 (86.5) | 26.7 (80.1) | 21.3 (70.3) | 16.1 (61.0) | 11.1 (52.0) | 19.3 (66.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) | 2.6 (36.7) | 6.0 (42.8) | 11.2 (52.2) | 16.1 (61.0) | 19.7 (67.5) | 23.5 (74.3) | 24.7 (76.5) | 21.1 (70.0) | 15.3 (59.5) | 9.3 (48.7) | 3.9 (39.0) | 12.9 (55.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) | −3.5 (25.7) | −0.2 (31.6) | 4.8 (40.6) | 10.3 (50.5) | 15.4 (59.7) | 19.7 (67.5) | 20.7 (69.3) | 17.0 (62.6) | 10.5 (50.9) | 3.7 (38.7) | −1.8 (28.8) | 7.7 (45.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.8 (10.8) | −12.3 (9.9) | −9.0 (15.8) | −5.0 (23.0) | −0.4 (31.3) | 6.1 (43.0) | 10.7 (51.3) | 11.1 (52.0) | 5.8 (42.4) | −1.0 (30.2) | −4.7 (23.5) | −9.2 (15.4) | −12.3 (9.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 40.3 (1.59) | 44.4 (1.75) | 89.0 (3.50) | 112.6 (4.43) | 136.4 (5.37) | 147.9 (5.82) | 184.2 (7.25) | 149.5 (5.89) | 187.0 (7.36) | 159.9 (6.30) | 72.6 (2.86) | 42.1 (1.66) | 1,363.7 (53.69) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.5 | 5.3 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 110.9 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 203.8 | 189.5 | 196.1 | 192.5 | 188.9 | 134.9 | 145.4 | 170.9 | 136.6 | 149.4 | 165.7 | 191.6 | 2,063 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Hitachiōmiya has been declining over the past 70 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1950 | 69,209 | — |
| 1960 | 61,238 | −11.5% |
| 1970 | 52,500 | −14.3% |
| 1980 | 50,332 | −4.1% |
| 1990 | 49,670 | −1.3% |
| 2000 | 48,964 | −1.4% |
| 2010 | 45,178 | −7.7% |
| 2020 | 39,267 | −13.1% |
The town ofŌmiya was created withinNaka District with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The city of Hitachiōmiya was established on October 16, 2004, from the merger of Ōmiya with the neighboring villages ofMiwa andOgawa (all from Naka District), the town ofYamagata, and the village ofGozenyama (both fromHigashiibaraki District).
Hitachiōmiya has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 18 members. Hitachiōmiya contributes one member to the Ibaraki Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is divided betweenIbaraki 1st district andIbaraki 5th district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
The economy of Hitachiōmiya is primarily agricultural.
Hitachiōmiya has 11 public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the city government, and two public high schools operated by the Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education.
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