Hokota, Ibaraki

Hokota is located in central Ibaraki Prefecture, approximately 90 kilometers northeast of Tokyo and within 30 kilometers of Mito City, the prefectural capital. The eastern side of the city faces the Pacific Ocean and has a long shallow coastline from north to south. Most of the inland area is flat, and agriculture that takes advantage of the flat terrain and the mild climate is the core industry.

Ibaraki Prefecture

• Kashima
• Namegata
• Ōarai
• Omitama

Hokota has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Hokota is {{cvt|13.8|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1468.5|mm}} with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{cvt|25.3|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|2.8|C}}.

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

|Jan record high C = 17.9

|Feb record high C = 24.2

|Mar record high C = 25.1

|Apr record high C = 29.4

|May record high C = 33.7

|Jun record high C = 37.5

|Jul record high C = 37.8

|Aug record high C = 37.8

|Sep record high C = 36.7

|Oct record high C = 32.5

|Nov record high C = 25.7

|Dec record high C = 24.1

|Jan record low C = -10.6

|Feb record low C = -9.7

|Mar record low C = -7.2

|Apr record low C = -4.4

|May record low C = -0.5

|Jun record low C = 7.3

|Jul record low C = 11.9

|Aug record low C = 12.6

|Sep record low C = 5.2

|Oct record low C = -1.0

|Nov record low C = -5.3

|Dec record low C = -9.1

|Jan high C = 9.2

|Feb high C = 9.6

|Mar high C = 12.7

|Apr high C = 17.6

|May high C = 21.8

|Jun high C = 24.3

|Jul high C = 28.5

|Aug high C = 30.0

|Sep high C = 26.3

|Oct high C = 21.2

|Nov high C = 16.4

|Dec high C = 11.5

|Jan mean C = 2.8

|Feb mean C = 3.7

|Mar mean C = 7.1

|Apr mean C = 12.0

|May mean C = 16.6

|Jun mean C = 19.9

|Jul mean C = 23.8

|Aug mean C = 25.3

|Sep mean C = 21.9

|Oct mean C = 16.4

|Nov mean C = 10.6

|Dec mean C = 5.1

|Jan low C = -3.0

|Feb low C = -2.2

|Mar low C = 1.1

|Apr low C = 6.2

|May low C = 11.7

|Jun low C = 16.2

|Jul low C = 20.3

|Aug low C = 21.8

|Sep low C = 18.3

|Oct low C = 11.9

|Nov low C = 5.1

|Dec low C = -0.5

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|Jan precipitation mm = 66.5

|Feb precipitation mm = 62.9

|Mar precipitation mm = 115.0

|Apr precipitation mm = 122.5

|May precipitation mm = 136.5

|Jun precipitation mm = 141.9

|Jul precipitation mm = 139.3

|Aug precipitation mm = 101.8

|Sep precipitation mm = 195.0

|Oct precipitation mm = 230.7

|Nov precipitation mm = 98.2

|Dec precipitation mm = 58.3

|year precipitation mm = 1468.5

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 5.8

|Feb precipitation days = 6.1

|Mar precipitation days = 9.9

|Apr precipitation days = 10.8

|May precipitation days = 10.9

|Jun precipitation days = 11.8

|Jul precipitation days = 11.2

|Aug precipitation days = 7.9

|Sep precipitation days = 10.8

|Oct precipitation days = 11.0

|Nov precipitation days = 7.9

|Dec precipitation days = 5.9

|Jan sun = 181.4

|Feb sun = 170.2

|Mar sun = 181.3

|Apr sun = 185.7

|May sun = 184.9

|Jun sun = 137.1

|Jul sun = 154.4

|Aug sun = 193.2

|Sep sun = 145.2

|Oct sun = 139.1

|Nov sun = 146.6

|Dec sun = 161.8

|year sun = 1980.8

|source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web

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Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-ibaraki.php Hokota population statistics] the population of Hokota has remained relatively steady over the past 70 years.

{{Historical populations

| 1950 | 51,684

| 1960 | 50,616

| 1970 | 45,119

| 1980 | 47,731

| 1990 | 50,123

| 2000 | 50,915

| 2010 | 50,156

| 2020 | 45,953

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The town of Hokota was created with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The city of Hokota was established on October 11, 2005, from the merger of the former town of Hokota, and the villages of Asahi and Taiyō (all from Kashima District).

Hokota has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 18 members. Hokota, together with neighboring Ōarai and Ibaraki, contributes two members to the Ibaraki Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Ibaraki 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

The economy of Hokota is primarily agricultural, with melons as a major cash crop.

• Hokota has ten 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 - Kashima Rinkai Railway – Ōarai Kashima Line

• {{STN|Hinuma|x}} - {{STN|Kashima-Asahi|x}} - {{STN|Tokushuku|x}} - {{STN|Shin-Hokota|x}} - {{STN|Kitaurakohan|x}} - {{STN|Taiyō|x}}

• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|51}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|124}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|354}}

• Kashima Littoral Park
• Otake Beach

• Tetsuya Asano, soccer player

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• [http://www.city.hokota.lg.jp/ Official website] {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Cities in Ibaraki Prefecture

Category:Populated coastal places in Japan

Category:Hokota, Ibaraki