Tsukuba

Tsukuba
つくば市
View of Mount Tsukuba and Tsukuba Center
Flag of Tsukuba
Official seal of Tsukuba
Location of Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture
Location of Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture
Tsukuba is located in Japan
Tsukuba
Tsukuba
 
Coordinates: 36°5′0.5″N 140°4′35.2″E / 36.083472°N 140.076444°E / 36.083472; 140.076444
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureIbaraki
First official recorded180 AD
Tsukuba town settledApril 1, 1889
Tsukuba city settledNovember 30, 1987
Government
 • MayorTatsuo Igarashi (from November 2016)
Area
 • Special city283.72 km2 (109.54 sq mi)
Population
 (January 1, 2024)
 • Special city256,526
 • Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
 • Metro
[1] (2015)
843,402 (19th)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Address2530-2 Karima, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken 305-8555
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
BirdUral owl
FlowerHoshizaki-yukinoshita (Saxifraga stolonifera Curtis f. aptera (Makino) H.Hara)
TreeJapanese zelkova
Tsukuba City Hall
One of the buildings at the University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba Express
Mount Tsukuba
Tsukuba Shrine

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.

  1. ^ "UEA Code Tables". Center for Spatial Information Science, University of Tokyo. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "Ibaraki prefectural official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.[permanent dead link]

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