Matsubara松原市

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

Matsubara (松原市, Matsubara-shi) is a city in Osaka Prefecture. Population 117,641 (2020 census), area 16.66 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.

Open Matsubara on the map

Facts

Japanese name
松原市
Reading
Matsubara-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Osaka 大阪府
Region
Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
Population
117,641 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-2.6% from 120,750
Area
16.66 km²
Density
7,061 people per km²
Households
51,902
Under 15
10.7%
65 and over
30.9%
Foreign residents
1,900 (1.6%)
Code
27217 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.matsubara.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

Questions about Matsubara

Is Matsubara a city or a prefecture?
Matsubara (松原市) 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 Matsubara?
Matsubara 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 Matsubara?
117,641 at the 2020 census, down 2.6% from 120,750 in 2015. The area is 16.66 km², which is 7,061 people per km². 51,902 households. 30.9% of residents are 65 or older and 10.7% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Matsubara?
Seven: Higashisumiyoshi Ward (東住吉区) of Osaka, Hirano Ward (平野区) of Osaka, Kita Ward (北区) of Sakai, Mihara Ward (美原区) of Sakai, Yao City (八尾市), Habikino City (羽曳野市), and Fujiidera City (藤井寺市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Matsubara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Matsubara written in Japanese?
松原市, read Matsubara-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 Matsubara begin?
大阪府松原市… (Ōsaka-fu, Matsubara-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.

Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.