Kashiwara柏原市

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

Kashiwara (柏原市, Kashiwara-shi) is a city in Osaka Prefecture. Population 68,775 (2020 census), area 25.33 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

柏原市

Reading

Kashiwara-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Osaka 大阪府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

68,775 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.3% from 71,112

Area

25.33 km²

Density

2,715 people per km²

Households

30,009

Under 15

11.1%

65 and over

29.5%

Foreign residents

1,385 (2.0%)

Code

27221 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kashiwara.osaka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yao City八尾市
• Habikino City羽曳野市
• Fujiidera City藤井寺市
• Kashiba City香芝市(Nara)
• Sango Town三郷町(Nara)
• Oji Town王寺町(Nara)

Questions about Kashiwara

Is Kashiwara a city or a prefecture?

Kashiwara (柏原市) 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 Kashiwara?

Kashiwara 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 Kashiwara?

68,775 at the 2020 census, down 3.3% from 71,112 in 2015. The area is 25.33 km², which is 2,715 people per km². 30,009 households. 29.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kashiwara?

Six: Yao City (八尾市), Habikino City (羽曳野市), Fujiidera City (藤井寺市), Kashiba City (香芝市) in Nara, Sango Town (三郷町) in Nara, and Oji Town (王寺町) in Nara. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kashiwara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kashiwara written in Japanese?

柏原市, read Kashiwara-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 Kashiwara begin?

大阪府柏原市… (Ōsaka-fu, Kashiwara-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.