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Hirakata, Osaka

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Hirakata

枚方
枚方市 · Hirakata
Official seal of Hirakata
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Location of Hirakata in Osaka
Location of Hirakata in Osaka
Coordinates: 34°49′N 135°39′E / 34.817°N 135.650°E / 34.817; 135.650Coordinates: 34°49′N 135°39′E / 34.817°N 135.650°E / 34.817; 135.650
KintraJapan
RegionKansai
PrefecturOsaka
Govrenment
 • MayorHiroshi Nakatsuka
Area
 • Total65.08 km2 (25.13 sq mi)
Population
 (August 1, 2011)
 • Total407,465
 • Density6260/km2 (16,200/sq mi)
Symbols
 • TreeWillow
 • FlouerChrysanthemum
 • BirdCommon Kingfisher
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Staundart Time)
City Hall Address2-1-20 Ogaito-chō, Hirakata-shi, Osaka-fu
573-8666
WebsiteOffeecial wabsteid

Hirakata (枚方市, Hirakata-shi) is a ceety in north-eastren Osaka Prefectur, Japan, near the prefectural borders o Nara an Kyoto. It is renouned for its chrysanthemum doll exhibition, as well as Hirakata Park — an amusement pairk featurin five roller coasters.

The ceety wis foondit on 1 August 1947. On 1 Aprile 2001, Hirakata wis designatit as a special ceety o Japan.

The tot aurie o the ceety is 65.07 km². As o 1 Januar 2010, the ceety haes an estimatit population o 411,777, an a population densitie o 6,327.24 bodies per km².

  • Soichiro Terashima (in office 1947 - 1955, 1959 - 1967) umwhile mayor o Hirakata-chō
  • Harufumi Hatakeyama (1955 - 1959)
  • Tomizō Yamamura (1967 - 1975)
  • Kazuo Kitamaki (1975 - 1991)
  • Kazuo Ōshio (1991 - 1995)
  • Hiroshi Nakatsuka (1995 - )

Colleges an universities

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  • Kansai Gaidai University
  • Osaka Dental University
  • Kansai Medical University
  • Setsunan University
  • Osaka Internaitional University
  • Osaka Institute o Technology
  • Naitional Tax College

Public transportation

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Railweys

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Hirakata-shi Station Minami Entrance
  • Keihan Electric Railway
    • Keihan Main Line Kozenji Station - Hirakata-koen Station - Hirakata-shi Station - Goten-yama Station - Makino Station - Kuzuha Station
    • Katano Line Hirakata-shi Station - Miyanosaka Station - Hoshigaoka Station - Murano Station
  • West Japan Railway Company
    • Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) Tsuda Station - Fujisaka Station - Nagao Station
  • Naitional Route 1 Daini Keihan Road (toll road)
  • Naitional Route 168
  • Naitional Route 170
  • Naitional Route 307

Companies wi offices in Hirakata

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  • Komatsu Osaka plant
  • Sanyo Electric Co R&D

Sister an friendship ceeties

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  • Japan Shimanto, Kōchi, Japan - Friendship ceety greement concludit in 1974 (wi umwhile Nakamura ceety)
  • Japan Betsukai, Hokkaidō, Japan - Friendship ceety greement concludit in 1987
  • Japan Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan - Friendship ceety greement concludit in 1987 (wi umwhile Shionoe toun)
  • Fowkrepublic o Cheenae Chang Ning Destrict, Shanghai, Cheenae - Sister ceety greement concludit in 1987
  • Australie Logan City, Queensland, Australie - Sister ceety agreement concludit in 1995

Freemit airtins

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