Katano, Osaka

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Katano
交野市

Katano's location in Osaka, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka
Physical characteristics
Area	25.55 km² (9.86 sq mi)
Population (as of June 2006)
Total	79,792
Density	3,123 /km² (8,089 /sq mi)
Location	34°47′N, 135°41′E
Symbols
Tree	Sakura
Flower	Azalea
Bird	Common Pheasant
Katano Government Office
Mayor	Jinkō Nakata
Address	〒576-0052 1-1-1 Kisabe, Katano-shi, Ōsaka-fu
Phone number	72-892-0121
Official website: City of Katano

Katano (交野市, Katano-shi^?) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 77,849 and the density of 3,046.93 persons per km². The total area is 25.55 km².

The city was founded on November 3, 1971.

Contents 1 Points of interest 2 Transportation 2.1 Railways 2.2 Roads 3 Sister cities 4 External links

[edit] Points of interest

• Botanical Gardens Faculty of Science Osaka City University

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Railways

• Keihan Electric Railway
  • Katano Line Kozu Station - Katano-shi Station - Kawachi-Mori Station - Kisaichi Station
• West Japan Railway Company
  • Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) Hoshida Station - Kawachi-Iwafune Station

[edit] Roads

• Route 168

[edit] Sister cities

• Collingwood, Ontario, Canada - Sister city agreement concluded in 1981

[edit] External links

• The Wikimedia Commons has media related to Katano, Osaka.
• Katano official website (Japanese)

Osaka Prefecture
Cities
Daitō | Fujiidera | Habikino | Hannan | Higashiōsaka | Hirakata | Ibaraki | Ikeda | Izumi | Izumiotsu | Izumisano | Kadoma | Kaizuka | Kashiwara | Katano | Kawachinagano | Kishiwada | Matsubara | Minoh | Moriguchi | Neyagawa | Osaka (capital) | Ōsakasayama | Sakai | Sennan | Settsu | Shijōnawate | Suita | Takaishi | Takatsuki | Tondabayashi | Toyonaka | Yao
Districts
Minamikawachi | Mishima | Senboku | Sennan | Toyono
See also: Towns and villages by district edit