Hokota, Ibaraki

Hokota (鉾田市; -shi) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Hokota was a small town but became a city on October 11, 2005, when it merged with the villages of Asahi and Taiyō from Kashima District. As of September 1, 2005, the city has an estimated population of 51,519 and a density of 253 persons per km². The total area is 203.90 km². (...)