Hitachinaka [city] - Hitachinaka

Japanese: ひたちなか[市] - ひたちなか

A city in the central-eastern part of Ibaraki Prefecture, facing the Kashima Nada Sea. In 1994, Nakaminato City and Katsuta City merged and changed their name. It borders Mito City to the southwest, separated by the Naka River, and Tokai Village to the north. Nakaminato, located on the north bank of the Naka River estuary, was a commercial port for the Mito Domain in the early modern period, and prospered through maritime transport to Oshu and Edo. It is a base for deep-sea fishing, and seafood processing is thriving. Katsuta District, located on the plateau in the north, has rapidly developed since Hitachi's factory was established there in 1940, and has become an industrial city centered on electric locomotives and electrical equipment. Its manufacturing shipment value was 783.7 billion yen (2003), making it the third largest in the prefecture. The former site of the U.S. military's Mito Firing Range, located north of Ajigaura, is used for the Hitachi Seaside Park and other facilities. Construction of the international port of Hitachinaka Port began in 1989, and construction is underway to make the port a northern hub for logistics in the greater Tokyo area. The city is served by the Joban Line and Hitachinaka Seaside Railway. Sakatsuraisosaki Shrine is located in the south, and Tozuka Kofun (historic site) with its painted murals is located in the northwest. The city suffered damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake. Area: 99.93 ^km2 . Population: 157,060 (2010).

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Japanese:

茨城県中東部，鹿島灘に臨む市。1994年那珂湊市と勝田市が合体，改称。南西は那珂川を境に水戸市に，北は東海村に接する。那珂川河口北岸の那珂湊は，近世水戸藩の商業港となり，奥州や江戸との海運で栄えた。遠洋漁業基地で，水産加工が盛ん。北部の台地上の勝田地区は，1940年日立製作所の工場進出以来急速に発展，電気機関車，電気機器中心の工業都市となった。製造品出荷額では7837億円（2003）を上げ，県内３位。阿字ヶ浦北側にあった米軍の水戸射爆場跡地は，国営ひたち海浜公園などに利用されている。1989年には国際港湾常陸那珂港が着工，首都圏物流の北の拠点を目指して建設が進められている。常磐線，ひたちなか海浜鉄道が通じる。南部に酒列磯前(さかつらいそさき)神社，北西部に彩色壁画のある虎塚古墳（史跡）がある。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。99.93km²。15万7060人（2010）。

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