Moriya, Ibaraki

Moriya
Moriya; 守谷市
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	Location of Moriya in Ibaraki
	Moriya
	Coordinates: 35°56′53″N 139°58′44″E / 35.94806°N 139.97889°ECoordinates: 35°56′53″N 139°58′44″E / 35.94806°N 139.97889°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Ibaraki
	Government
• Mayor	Shinichi Aida (since 1992, former Moriya Town)
	Area
• Total	35.63 km2 (13.76 sq mi)
	Population (May 1, 2011)
• Total	62,716
• Density	1,760/km2 (4,560/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Pinus
- Flower	Lilium auratum
- Bird	Bambosicola theracicus
Phone number	81-(0)297-45-1111
Address	Okashiwa 950-1, Moriya City, Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県守谷市大柏950番１号); 302-0116
Website	City of Moriya

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Moriya (守谷市, Moriya-shi^?) is a city located in Ibaraki, Japan.

As of May 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 62,716, with a household number of 23,311, and the density of 1,760.20 persons per km². The total area is 35.63 km². The city was founded on February 2, 2002 when it was a town and left Kitasōma District.

The city is surrounded by three rivers, one of them the Tone, one of the longest rivers in Japan. In August 2005, the new Tsukuba Express train line connecting Akihabara, Tokyo to Tsukuba, Ibaraki was completed. Moriya is station #15 on this new line, approximately 35 minutes to central Tokyo.

This city is symbol of bird is Bambusicola thoracicus, symbol of tree is Pinus, and symbol of flower is Lilium auratum.^{[citation needed]}

Moriya is a sister city to both Greeley, Colorado, USA and Mainburg, Germany.

Current mayor is Shinichi Aida, since December 1992.^{[citation needed]}