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Goka (五霞町, Goka-machi) is a town located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2020, the town had an estimated population of 8,162 in 2987 households and a population density of 353 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 34.7%.[1] The total area of the city is 23.11 square kilometres (8.92 sq mi).

Goka
五霞町
Town
Goka Town Hall
Location of Goka in Ibaraki Prefecture
Goka
 
Coordinates: 36°06′52″N 139°44′42.5″E
CountryJapan
RegionKanto
PrefectureIbaraki
DistrictSashima
Government
  MayorSomeya Morio
Area
  Total23.11 km2 (8.92 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2020)
  Total8,162
  Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Area code0280
- TreePrunus mume
- FlowerCanna
- BirdEurasian skylark
Phone number0280-84-1111
Address1162-1 Kofukuda, Goka-machi, Sashima-gun, Ibaraki-ken 306-0392
WebsiteOfficial website
Nakanoshima Park
Nakanoshima Park

Geography


Goka is located in the flatlands in the very western portion of Ibaraki Prefecture, bordered by Saitama Prefecture to the west and south, Chiba Prefecture to the east. The Tone River, along with the Edo River and Naka River pass through the town. Goka is approximately 50 kilometers from central Tokyo.


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Neighboring municipalities


Ibaraki Prefecture

Saitama Prefecture

Chiba Prefecture


Climate


Goka has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Goka is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1326 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.4 °C.[2]


Demographics


Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Goka peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 7,278    
1930 7,543+3.6%
1940 7,747+2.7%
1950 9,985+28.9%
1960 9,157−8.3%
1970 8,382−8.5%
1980 8,645+3.1%
1990 9,468+9.5%
2000 10,218+7.9%
2010 9,410−7.9%
2020 8,093−14.0%

History


The area of present-day Goka was part of Shimōsa Province and was transferred to Ibaraki Prefecture in 1875 after the start of the Meiji period. The area was organized into the village of Goka within Nishikatsushika District, Ibaraki with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on 1 April 1889. The district was abolished in 1896, becoming part of Sashima District. Goka was raised to town status on 1 June 1996.


Government


Goka has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 10 members. Goka, together with neighboring Bandō and Sakai, contributes two members to the Ibaraki Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Ibaraki 7th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.


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Industrial Park



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Education


Goka has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.


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Police department



Transportation



Railway


Goka does not have any passenger railway service. The near station is Kurihashi on the JR East's Utsunomiya Line(Tohoku Main Line) and Minami-kurihashi or Satte on the Tōbu Nikkō Line.
Tohoku Shinkansen pass through northern part of the town.


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На других языках


- [en] Goka

[ru] Гока

Гока (яп. 五霞町 Гока-мати) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Сасима префектуры Ибараки. Площадь посёлка составляет 23,09 км²[1], население — 8955 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 387,83 чел./км².



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