Daito大東市

Daito-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Daito (大東市, Daito-shi) is a city in Osaka Prefecture. Population 119,367 (2020 census), area 18.27 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Osaka Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

大東市

Reading

Daito-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Osaka 大阪府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

119,367 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.1% from 123,217

Area

18.27 km²

Density

6,533 people per km²

Households

52,686

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

27.4%

Foreign residents

2,823 (2.4%)

Code

27218 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.daito.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Daito. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tsurumi Ward鶴見区(Osaka)
• Neyagawa City寝屋川市
• Kadoma City門真市
• Higashiosaka City東大阪市
• Shijonawate City四條畷市
• Ikoma City生駒市(Nara)

Questions about Daito

Is Daito a city or a prefecture?

Daito (大東市) is a city (市, shi) in Osaka Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Daito?

Daito is in Osaka Prefecture (大阪府), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Daito?

119,367 at the 2020 census, down 3.1% from 123,217 in 2015. The area is 18.27 km², which is 6,533 people per km². 52,686 households. 27.4% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Daito?

Six: Tsurumi Ward (鶴見区) of Osaka, Neyagawa City (寝屋川市), Kadoma City (門真市), Higashiosaka City (東大阪市), Shijonawate City (四條畷市), and Ikoma City (生駒市) in Nara. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Daito in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Daito written in Japanese?

大東市, read Daito-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Daito begin?

大阪府大東市… (Ōsaka-fu, Daito-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.