Hiratsuka: Difference between revisions

As of April 1, 2017, the city has an estimated [[population]] of 257,877, with 109,020 [[household]]s,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.city.yamato.lg.jp/web/soumu/jinkoutosetaisu.html|title= Statistics of Hiratsuka City|publisher= Hiratsuka City|location= Japan|language= Japaneseja|accessdateaccess-date= 6 May 2017}}</ref> and a [[population density]] of 3,800 persons per km². The total area is 67.88&nbsp;km².<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.hiratsuka.kanagawa.jp/common/100066394.pdf|editor=Hiratsuka City Hall|title=Hiratsuka-shi Statistical Documentation|access-date=March 11, 2016}}</ref>

Hiratsuka has a mixed economy, with tax revenue coming from bets made at the Shonan Bank Cycling Velodrome and, several industries located in industrial parks in the outskirts of town. Major plants are operated by [[Nissan Shatai]], [[Yokohama Rubber Company]], [[Canon (company)|Canon]], [[Furukawa Electric]], [[Pilot (pen company)]] - the famous Namiki pens are produced at Hiratsuka, [[Kansai Paint]], and [[Mitsubishi Plastics]]. Nissan Shatai is the largest employer in the city, but announced plans to move a factory to [[Kanda, Fukuoka|Kanda]]. Western firms such as Moog and MacDermid Performance Solutions also have a strong presence in this city.<ref>{{cite news|title=MacDermid Performance Solutions Completes Major Expansion of Japan Facility|work=[[Yahoo! Finance]]|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/macdermid-performance-solutions-completes-major-082000703.html|date=4 November 2016|accessdateaccess-date=2017-06-29 |quote=''MacDermid Performance Solutions’ state-of-the-art R&D facility is located in Hiratsuka City and now equipped with enhanced capabilities to accommodate the changing requirements of Japanese customers of both plating chemistry and assembly materials.''}}</ref> Hiratsuka is also a [[bedroom community]] for [[Yokohama]] and [[Tokyo]], with residents attracted by the "[[Shōnan]] lifestyle".