Kadoma, Osaka

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**Kadoma**
**門真市**
Kadoma's location in Osaka, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka
Physical characteristics
Area	12.28 km² (4.74 sq mi)
Population (as of September 2006)
Total	134,453
Density	10,949 /km² (28,358 /sq mi)
Location	34°44′N, 135°35′E
Symbols
Tree	Camphor Laurel
Flower	Rhododendron indicum
Flag
Kadoma Government Office
Address	〒571-8585 1-1 Nakamachi, Kadoma-shi, Ōsaka-fu
Phone number	6-6902-1231
Official website: City of Kadoma

Kadoma (門真市, Kadoma-shi^?) is a city located in Osaka prefecture, Japan.

As of 2004, the city has an estimated population of 135,992 and the density of 11,074.26 persons per km². The total area is 12.28 km².

Kadoma is located northeast of Osaka on the Keihan Railway, and is connected to Osaka's other northern suburbs by the Osaka Monorail. The city is well-known within Japan as being the site of the headquarters of Matsushita (National/Panasonic).

The city was founded on August 1, 1963.

1 Transportation
- 1.1 Railways
- 1.2 Roads
2 Sister cities
3 External links

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Railways

[edit] Roads

Kinki Expressway
Route 163

[edit] Sister cities

Namihaya-Dome（なみはやドーム）

Kami, Hyōgo, Japan - Sister city agreement concluded in 1975 (with former Muraoka town)
Eindhoven, Netherlands - Sister city agreement concluded in 1967
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Sister city agreement concluded in 1973