Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki Explained

Ryūgasaki
Native Name Lang:ja
Settlement Type:City
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Coordinates:35.9116°N 140.1823°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Japan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kantō
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Ibaraki
Leader Title:Mayor
Area Total Km2:78.55
Population Total:75,212
Population As Of:January 2024
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Japan Standard Time
Utc Offset1:+9
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Blank Info Sec1:0297-64-1111
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Blank1 Info Sec1:3710 Banchi, Ryūgasaki-shi, Ibaraki-ken 301-8611
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is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 75,212 in 33,421 households and a population density of 958 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 31.1% in July 2020.[1] The total area of the city is 78.59sqkm.

Geography

Ryūgasaki is located in southern Ibaraki Prefecture, in the low-lying flatlands south of Lake Kasumigaura. The Kokai River runs through the western part of the city, and the basin is dotted with tributaries and lakes. Lake Ushiku, despite its name, is entirely within the city of Ryūgasaki.

Surrounding municipalities

Ibaraki Prefecture

Climate

Ryūgasaki has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ryūgasaki is . The average annual rainfall is with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around .

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Ryūgasaki has recently plateaued after several decades of growth.

History

The name "Ryūgasaki" can be traced back to 1182 when the samurai clan ruling the territory adopted "Ryūgasaki" as their family name. The northern half of the city was an exclave of Sendai Domain during the Edo period, the region joined in 1869 before merging with Ibaraki Prefecture in 1875. The southern portion of the city was part of Kitasōma District in Shimōsa Province, as the boundary between Shimōsa and Hitachi Province had been established in the Nara period as the Tone River. However, by the Meiji period, the course of the river had shifted, leaving the area of present-day southern Ryūgasaki on the northern bank of the river. This area was transferred to Ibaraki Prefecture in 1875

The town of Ryūgasaki was created with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.

The city was formed on March 20, 1954, when the aforementioned town merged with:,,,, and . In February 1955, the city grew to its present size when a proportion of merged with the city.[3]

In 1974, the city adopted the Swan, the Pinus, and Platycodon grandiflorus as its city symbols for bird, tree and flower respectively.[4]

Government

Ryūgasaki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 22 members. Ryūgasaki, together with neighboring Tone, contributes two members to the Ibaraki Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Ibaraki 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

The 20th and current mayor is Isamu Hagiwara, who assumed the position on January 18, 2022.[5] Issei Nakayama was the seventeenth to nineteenth mayor, beginning in January 2010.[6]

Economy

New Central Airlines, a commuter airline, is headquartered in the city, on the grounds of Ryūgasaki Airfield, although no commercial flights are scheduled from the city.[7] [8]

Education

Transportation

Railway

JR EastJōban Line

Kantō Railway - Ryūgasaki Line

Airport

Noted people from Ryūgasaki

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: July 1, 2020 . September 14, 2023. ja:市町村のデータ(龍ケ崎市)/茨城県 . https://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/kikaku/tokei/fukyu/tokei/sugata/local/ryugasaki.html . Ryūgasaki - Ibaraki prefectural official statistics. ja.
  2. https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-ibaraki.php Ryūgasaki population statistics
  3. Web site: http://www.city.ryugasaki.ibaraki.jp/procedure/2013111100017/file_contents/25.pdf. ja:平成25年 統計りゅうがさき. 2013 Statistics, Ryūgasaki. 2. ja. Japan . Ryūgasaki City. 16 September 2014.
  4. Web site: http://www.city.ryugasaki.ibaraki.jp/procedure/2013081400575/. ja:市民憲章、市章、市の花・木・鳥. Townspeople's charter, city symbol, the city's flower, tree and bird. ja. Japan . Ryūgasaki City. PDF. 16 September 2014.
  5. Web site: January 18, 2022. ja . ja:市長プロフィール. Mayor Profile. Ryūgasaki City . https://www.city.ryugasaki.ibaraki.jp/shisei/mayor/profile/2013091700023.html. September 14, 2023 .
  6. Web site: http://www.city.ryugasaki.ibaraki.jp/procedure/2013111100017/file_contents/25.pdf. ja:平成25年 統計りゅうがさき. 2013 Statistics, Ryugasaki . 59. ja. Japan . Ryūgasaki City. 16 September 2014.
  7. "The Kawada Group." Kawada Industries. Retrieved on February 21, 2010.
  8. "路線外運行." New Central Airlines. Retrieved on February 21, 2010. "お問い合わせは 〒301-0806 茨城県竜ヶ崎市半田町3177 竜ヶ崎飛行場内"