Hirakata, Osaka

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**Hirakata**
**枚方市**
Hirakata's location in Osaka, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka
Physical characteristics
Area	65.08 km² (25.13 sq mi)
Population (as of May 2007)
Total	409,813
Density	6,297.1 /km² (16,309 /sq mi)
Location	34°49′N, 135°39′E
Symbols
Tree	Willow
Flower	Chrysanthemum
Bird	Common Kingfisher
Flag
Hirakata Government Office
Mayor	Hiroshi Nakatsuka
Address	〒573-8666 2-1-20 Ogaito-chō, Hirakata-shi, Osaka-fu
Phone number	72-841-1221
Official website: Hirakata City

Hirakata City Hall

Hirakata (枚方市, Hirakata-shi^?) is a city located in north-eastern Osaka, Japan, near the prefectural borders of Nara and Kyoto. It is renowned for its chrysanthemum doll exhibition, as well as Hirakata Park—an amusement park featuring five roller coasters.

The city was founded on August 1, 1947. On April 1, 2001, Hirakata was designated as a special city of Japan.

The total area of the city is 65.07 km². As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 404,884, and a population density of 6,222.28 persons per km².

1 Mayors of Hirakata
2 Sister and Friendship cities
- 2.1 National
- 2.2 International
3 Area/Region
- 3.1 Education
  - 3.1.1 Colleges and Universities
4 Public Transportation
- 4.1 Railways
- 4.2 Roads
5 Famous companies with offices in Hirakata
6 External links

[edit] Mayors of Hirakata

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

[edit] Sister and Friendship cities

[edit] National

Shimanto,Kochi Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1974 (with former Nakamura city)
Betsukai,Hokkaidō Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1987
Takamatsu,Kagawa Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1987 (with former Shionoe town)

[edit] International

Chang Ning District, Shanghai, China - Sister city agreement concluded in 1987
Logan City, Queensland, Australia - Sister city agreement concluded in 1995

[edit] Area/Region

[edit] Education

[edit] Colleges and Universities

Kansai Gaidai University
Osaka Dental University
Kansai Medical University
Setsunan University
Osaka International University
Osaka Institute of Technology
National Tax College

[edit] Public Transportation

[edit] Railways

Hirakata-shi Station Minami Entrance

[edit] Roads

Route 1 Daini Keihan Road (A toll road)
Route 1
Route 168
Route 170
Route 307

[edit] Famous companies with offices in Hirakata

Komatsu Osaka plant

[edit] External links

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