Chikusei (筑西市; -shi) is a city located in Ibaraki, Japan. The city was founded March 28, 2005 from the merger of the city of Shimodate with three towns from Makabe District. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Ibaraki Prefecture (è¨åç; Ibaraki-ken) is located in the Kanto region on Honshu island, Japan. ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shimodate (下館市; -shi) is a city located in Ibaraki, Japan. ... Makabe (真壁郡; -gun) is a district located in Ibaraki, Japan. ...
As of March 1, 2005 population data, the city has an estimated population of 113,819 and the density of 554 persons per km². The total area is 205.35 km². March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
Ibaraki Prefecture was previously known as Hitachi Province, until the abolition of the han system in 1871.
Ibaraki Prefecture is the northeastern part of the Kanto region, stretching between Tochigi Prefecture and the Pacific Ocean and bounded on the north and south by Fukushima Prefecture and Chiba Prefecture.
Famous foods of Ibaraki include natto, of Mito, the watermelons produced in Kyowa (recently merged into Chikusei), and the chestnuts grown in the Nishiibaraki region.