It reads ひたちし — Hitachi Shi.
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Hitachi is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 165,822 in 76,702 households and a population density of 735 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 32.7%. The total area of the city is 225.71 square kilometres (87.15 sq mi). Hitachi is well known in the world for its brand name of electric products, including power plants and appliances, of the Hitachi company founded in the town in 1910 by Namihei Odaira with considerable properties as its factories in the city.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Hitachi.
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日立市 is read ひたちし (Hitachi Shi). It is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Hitachi has a population of 172,709 across 226 km², making it the 136th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 4th largest of the 42 in Ibaraki.
The closest municipalities to Hitachi are Hitachiota Shi (13 km), Takahagi Shi (15 km), Tokai Mura (17 km).