Goka, Ibaraki


Goka is a town located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of January 2020, the town had an estimated population of 8,512, and a population density 368 persons per km2. The total area is 23.11 km2.

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.

Neighboring municipalities

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.Ibaraki Prefecture with the establishment of the 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.

Administration

Mayor

Industrial Park

Education

Railway

At present, the town is not served by any passenger railway line.
The near station is on the JR East’s Utsunomiya Line and or on the Tōbu Nikkō Line.
Tohoku Shinkansen pass through northen part of the town.

Expressway