Higashiōsaka, Osaka

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**Higashiōsaka**
**東大阪市**
Higashiōsaka's location in Osaka, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka
Physical characteristics
Area	61.81 km² (23.86 sq mi)
Population (as of August 1, 2006)
Total	510,209
Density	8,254.47 /km² (21,379 /sq mi)
Location	34°41′N, 135°36′E
Symbols
Tree	Camphor Laurel
Flower	Ume
Flag
Higashiōsaka Government Office
Mayor	Junzō Nagao
Address	〒577-8521 50-4 Aramotokita, Higashiōsaka-shi, Ōsaka-fu
Phone number	06-4309-3000
Official website: Higashiōsaka City

Higashiōsaka (東大阪市, Higashiōsaka-shi^?, lit. "East Osaka") is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

1 History
2 Transportation
- 2.1 Rail
- 2.2 Roads
3 Politics
- 3.1 Elections
4 Sister cities
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] History

The city was founded on February 1, 1967, by a merger of three cities, Fuse (布施, Fuse^?), Kawachi (河内, Kawachi^?) and Hiraoka (枚岡, Hiraoka^?), in eastern Osaka Prefecture.

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Rail

West Japan Railway Company
- Katamachi Line Tokuan Station - Konoike-Shinden Station
Kintetsu Corporation
- Kintetsu Nara Line Fuse Station - Kawachi-Eiwa Station - Kawachi-Kosaka Station - Yaenosato Station - Wakae-Iwata Station - Kawachi-Hanazono Station - Higashi-Hanazono Station - Hyōtan-yama Station - Hiraoka Station - Nukata Station - Ishikiri Station
- Kintetsu Osaka Line Fuse Station - Shuntokumichi Station - Nagase Station - Mito Station
- Kintetsu Keihanna Line (Nagata Station) - Aramoto Station - Yoshita Station - Shin-Ishikiri Station
Osaka Municipal Subway
- Chuo Line Takaida Station - Nagata Station

[edit] Roads

Expressways
- Kinki Expressway Higashiosaka Parking Area
- Hanshin Expressway Higashiosaka Route (13)
Daini Hanna Toll Road
Shigi Ikoma Skyline [1]
Route 170
Route 308

[edit] Politics

Higashiōsaka municipal office.

Higashiōsaka is governed by mayor Junzō Nagao, an independent supported by the Japanese Communist Party. The city assembly is dominated by the Liberal Democratic Party.