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Tsukuba
City in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the city. For the district, see Tsukuba District, Ibaraki.
Tsukuba (つくば市, Tsukuba-shi) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of January 1, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 256,526 in 121,001 households and a population density of 900 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 20.3%.[2] The total area of the city is 283.72 square kilometres (109.54 sq mi). It is known as the location of the Tsukuba Science City (筑波研究学園都市, Tsukuba Kenkyū Gakuen Toshi), a planned science park developed in the 1960s.
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Tsukuba
つくば市 | |
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![]() Location of Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture | |
Coordinates: 36°5′0.5″N 140°4′35.2″E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kantō |
Prefecture | Ibaraki |
First official recorded | 180 AD |
Tsukuba town settled | April 1, 1889 |
Tsukuba city settled | November 30, 1987 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tatsuo Igarashi (from November 2016) |
Area | |
• Special city | 283.72 km2 (109.54 sq mi) |
Population (January 1, 2024) | |
• Special city | 256,526 |
• Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
• Metro [1] (2015) | 843,402 (19th) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
Address | 2530-2 Karima, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken 305-8555 |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | Official website |
Symbols | |
Bird | Ural owl |
Flower | Hoshizaki-yukinoshita (Saxifraga stolonifera Curtis f. aptera (Makino) H.Hara) |
Tree | Japanese zelkova |
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