 Hiratsuka's location in Kanagawa, Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Kanagawa |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 67. In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Regions of Japan are not official administrative units but have been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in a number of contexts The is a Geographical area of Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national Jurisdictions one "metropolis" (都 to) Tokyo; one " circuit Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 83 km² (26. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 19 sq mi) |
| Population (as of January 2008) | |
| Total | 260,419 |
| Density | 3,840 /km² (9,946 /sq mi) |
| Location | |
| Symbols | |
| Tree | Camphor Laurel |
| Flower | Dianthus |
| Bird | Egret |
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| Hiratsuka Government Office | |
| Mayor | Ritsuko Ōkura |
| Address | 〒254-8686 9-1 Sengenchō, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken |
| Phone number | 0463-23-1111 |
| Official website: Hiratsuka City | |
Hiratsuka (平塚市 Hiratsuka-shi?) is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume In Geography, location is a position or point in Physical space that something occupies on Earths' surface A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or Cinnamomum camphora (commonly known as Camphor tree, Camphorwood or camphor laurel) is a large Evergreen Tree that A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also Dianthus is a Genus of about 300 Species of Flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native mainly to Europe Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. This is an article about a type of bird For the EGRET satellite mission see Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government An address is a Code and abstract concept expressing the fixed location of a home business or other building on the earth's surface is the Service mark of the postal system in Japan. It is also used as a Japanese Postal code mark A telephone number or phone number is a sequence of numbers used to call from one Telephone line to another in a Telephone network. |||} A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and, with the difference that they are not a component of. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Hiratsuka is located on the Kanto plain midway between Tokyo and Mt. Fuji, and has a 5 Kilometer coastline in the Shonan area on the Pacific Ocean in Sagami bay.
As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 260,419 and the density of 3,840 persons per km². 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The total area is 67. 83 km².
The city was founded on April 1, 1932. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The current mayor is Ritsuko Okura the city's first female mayor, who was re-elected in 2007 for a second term with approximately 60% of the votes cast.
Hiratsuka's sister city is Lawrence, Kansas. Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the US State of Kansas and the County seat of Douglas County. Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American "
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History
Transportation
- Route 1, to Tokyo or Kyoto
- Route 129, to Sagamihara
- Route 134, to Yokosuka via Kamakura
- Route 271, to Atsugi or Odawara (toll)
- Tōkaidō line (rail), to Tokyo or Atami
Tourist attractions
- Tanabata festival
External links
- Official website in English
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| Atsugi | Ayase | Chigasaki | Ebina | Fujisawa | Hadano | Hiratsuka | Isehara | Kamakura | Kawasaki | Minamiashigara | Miura | Odawara | Sagamihara | Yamato | Yokohama (capital) | Yokosuka | Zama | Zushi | |||
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| Aiko | Ashigarakami | Ashigarashimo | Koza | Miura | Naka | |||
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