Tsuchiura
Tsuchiura
土浦市 | |
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Upper: Kijo Park Middle:Tsuchiura Castle, Tsuchiura Station Lower:Skyline | |
Location of Tsuchiura in Ibaraki Prefecture | |
| Coordinates: 36°4′N 140°12′E / 36.067°N 140.200°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Ibaraki |
| First official recorded | 770 AD |
| City Settled | November 3, 1940 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mariko Andō (from November 2019) |
| Area | |
• Total | 122.89 km2 (47.45 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2024) | |
• Total | 142,181 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 029-826-1111 |
| Address | 9-1 Yamato-cho, Tsuchiura-shi, Ibaraki-ken 300-8686 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Great reed warbler, Japanese bush warbler |
| Flower | Sakura |
| Tree | Populus, Zelkova serrata |
Tsuchiura (土浦市, Tsuchiura-shi) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2024, the city had an estimated population in 2024 of 142,181 people in 66,629 households, and a population density of 1,157 persons per squate kilometre. The proportion of the population aged over 65 was 29.7%. The total area of the city is 122.89 square kilometres (47.45 sq mi). About 3,000 residents are non-Japanese, a large proportion of these being Filipinos, Chinese or Brazilians.