Hitachiōmiya

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. The Kuji River runs from north to south in the eastern part of the city, along which Japan National Route 118 and the JR Suigun Line pass. The city center is located in the southeast. The Naka River flows in the southwestern part of the city.

Ibaraki Prefecture

• Hitachiōta
• Naka
• Shirosato
• Daigo

Tochigi Prefecture

• Nasukarasuyama
• Nakagawa

Hitachiōmiya has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Hitachiōmiya is {{cvt|12.9|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1363.7|mm}} with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{cvt|24.7|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|1.6|C}}.

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|location = Hitachiōmiya (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)

|Jan record high C = 18.1

|Feb record high C = 23.0

|Mar record high C = 25.5

|Apr record high C = 30.1

|May record high C = 33.3

|Jun record high C = 34.5

|Jul record high C = 37.2

|Aug record high C = 37.0

|Sep record high C = 36.3

|Oct record high C = 33.0

|Nov record high C = 24.0

|Dec record high C = 24.7

|Jan record low C = -11.8

|Feb record low C = -12.3

|Mar record low C = -9.0

|Apr record low C = -5.0

|May record low C = -0.4

|Jun record low C = 6.1

|Jul record low C = 10.7

|Aug record low C = 11.1

|Sep record low C = 5.8

|Oct record low C = -1.0

|Nov record low C = -4.7

|Dec record low C = -9.2

|Jan high C = 8.8

|Feb high C = 9.6

|Mar high C = 12.9

|Apr high C = 18.1

|May high C = 22.5

|Jun high C = 25.1

|Jul high C = 28.8

|Aug high C = 30.3

|Sep high C = 26.7

|Oct high C = 21.3

|Nov high C = 16.1

|Dec high C = 11.1

|Jan mean C = 1.6

|Feb mean C = 2.6

|Mar mean C = 6.0

|Apr mean C = 11.2

|May mean C = 16.1

|Jun mean C = 19.7

|Jul mean C = 23.5

|Aug mean C = 24.7

|Sep mean C = 21.1

|Oct mean C = 15.3

|Nov mean C = 9.3

|Dec mean C = 3.9

|Jan low C = -4.2

|Feb low C = -3.5

|Mar low C = -0.2

|Apr low C = 4.8

|May low C = 10.3

|Jun low C = 15.4

|Jul low C = 19.7

|Aug low C = 20.7

|Sep low C = 17.0

|Oct low C = 10.5

|Nov low C = 3.7

|Dec low C = -1.8

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|Jan precipitation mm = 40.3

|Feb precipitation mm = 44.4

|Mar precipitation mm = 89.0

|Apr precipitation mm = 112.6

|May precipitation mm = 136.4

|Jun precipitation mm = 147.9

|Jul precipitation mm = 184.2

|Aug precipitation mm = 149.5

|Sep precipitation mm = 187.0

|Oct precipitation mm = 159.9

|Nov precipitation mm = 72.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 42.1

|year precipitation mm = 1363.7

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 4.5

|Feb precipitation days = 5.3

|Mar precipitation days = 8.9

|Apr precipitation days = 10.1

|May precipitation days = 11.4

|Jun precipitation days = 12.7

|Jul precipitation days = 13.3

|Aug precipitation days = 10.4

|Sep precipitation days = 11.7

|Oct precipitation days = 10.6

|Nov precipitation days = 7.0

|Dec precipitation days = 5.0

|Jan sun = 203.8

|Feb sun = 189.5

|Mar sun = 196.1

|Apr sun = 192.5

|May sun = 188.9

|Jun sun = 134.9

|Jul sun = 145.4

|Aug sun = 170.9

|Sep sun = 136.6

|Oct sun = 149.4

|Nov sun = 165.7

|Dec sun = 191.6

|year sun = 2063.0

|source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web

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Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-ibaraki.php Hitachiōmiya population statistics] the population of Hitachiōmiya has been declining over the past 70 years.

{{Historical populations

| 1950 | 69,209

| 1960 | 61,238

| 1970 | 52,500

| 1980 | 50,332

| 1990 | 49,670

| 2000 | 48,964

| 2010 | 45,178

| 2020 | 39,267

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The town of Ōmiya was created within Naka 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 of Miwa and Ogawa (all from Naka District), the town of Yamagata, and the village of Gozenyama (both from Higashiibaraki District).

Hitachiōmiya has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 18 members. Hitachiōmiya contributes one member to the Ibaraki Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is divided between Ibaraki 1st district and Ibaraki 5th district of the lower house of the Diet 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.

20px JR East –Suigun Line

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• [http://www.city.hitachiomiya.lg.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}

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