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| settlement_type= City | image_flag= Flag of Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki.svg | image_map= Kitaibaraki in Ibaraki Prefecture Ja.svg | lat_deg= 36 | lat_min= 47 | lat_sec= 57 | lon_deg= 140 | lon_min= 45 | lon_sec= 16 | region= Kantō | prefecture= Ibaraki Prefecture | district= | mayor= Minoru Toyoda (since December 1990) | area_km2= 186.55 | population= 46,465 | population_as_of= May 1, 2011 | density_km2= auto | tree=Pinus | flower= Rhododendron ponticum | bird= Larus canus | fish= Monkfish | city_hall_address= Isohara-chō, Isohara 1630, Kitaibaraki City, Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県北茨城市磯原町磯原1630番地) | city_hall_postal_code=319-1592 | website= }} is a city located on the Pacific Ocean in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, between the cities of Hitachi and Iwaki. As of May 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 46,465, with 17,438 households and a population density of 249.08 persons per km². The total area is 186.55 km². The city was founded on March 31, 1956 as the fifteenth city in Ibaraki Prefecture is located in the northernmost part of the Prefecture. Neighboring Takahagi to the south and Iwaki City of Fukushima Prefecture to the Northwest. Approximately 80% of the total area is mountainous forest. The eastern region is low ground facing the ocean with spacious open flatland along the Okita and Satone Rivers. Agriculture and fishing have been prominent since ancient times. But with the discovery of coal power, it became centered on the Joban Coal Field. The city name means 'Kita' is that 'North', and 'Ibara' is meaning 'Rose' or literary 'Brier', also 'ki' is a 'Castle'. Kitaibaraki-shi means the North Rose Castle City. It was seriously affected by the tsunami from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake.〔http://www.comcast.net/slideshow/news-toppix0307/8/ Kita Ibaraki〕 ==Commerce== Commerce developed during the Edo period along the Tanagura highway, which was also called the 'Road of Salt'. The area flourished with ports for water transportation and coal mining began at the end of the Edo period. The coal industry thrived in the Meiji period (1868–1912), leading at the opening of the Joban line (1897) to transport coal, and Isohara station flourished. Furthermore, a fisheries school was established in Otsu Port. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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