Hirakata枚方市

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

Hirakata (枚方市, Hirakata-shi) is a city in Osaka Prefecture. Population 397,289 (2020 census), area 65.12 km². Borders 7 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

枚方市

Reading

Hirakata-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Osaka 大阪府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

397,289 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.7% from 404,152

Area

65.12 km²

Density

6,101 people per km²

Households

172,253

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

30.5%

Foreign residents

4,547 (1.1%)

Code

27210 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.hirakata.osaka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Hirakata. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yawata City八幡市(Kyoto)
• Kyotanabe City京田辺市(Kyoto)
• Takatsuki City高槻市
• Neyagawa City寝屋川市
• Katano City交野市
• Shimamoto Town島本町
• Ikoma City生駒市(Nara)

Questions about Hirakata

Is Hirakata a city or a prefecture?

Hirakata (枚方市) 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 Hirakata?

Hirakata 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 Hirakata?

397,289 at the 2020 census, down 1.7% from 404,152 in 2015. The area is 65.12 km², which is 6,101 people per km². 172,253 households. 30.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hirakata?

Seven: Yawata City (八幡市) in Kyoto, Kyotanabe City (京田辺市) in Kyoto, Takatsuki City (高槻市), Neyagawa City (寝屋川市), Katano City (交野市), Shimamoto Town (島本町), and Ikoma City (生駒市) in Nara. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hirakata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hirakata written in Japanese?

枚方市, read Hirakata-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 Hirakata begin?

大阪府枚方市… (Ōsaka-fu, Hirakata-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.