Osakasayama大阪狭山市

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

Osakasayama (大阪狭山市, Osakasayama-shi) is a city in Osaka Prefecture. Population 58,435 (2020 census), area 11.92 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

大阪狭山市

Reading

Osakasayama-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Osaka 大阪府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

58,435 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.1% from 57,792

Area

11.92 km²

Density

4,902 people per km²

Households

24,216

Under 15

13.6%

65 and over

28.6%

Foreign residents

436 (0.7%)

Code

27231 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.osakasayama.osaka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Naka Ward中区(Sakai)
• Higashi Ward東区(Sakai)
• Minami Ward南区(Sakai)
• Mihara Ward美原区(Sakai)
• Tondabayashi City富田林市
• Kawachinagano City河内長野市

Questions about Osakasayama

Is Osakasayama a city or a prefecture?

Osakasayama (大阪狭山市) 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 Osakasayama?

Osakasayama 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 Osakasayama?

58,435 at the 2020 census, up 1.1% from 57,792 in 2015. The area is 11.92 km², which is 4,902 people per km². 24,216 households. 28.6% of residents are 65 or older and 13.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Osakasayama?

Six: Naka Ward (中区) of Sakai, Higashi Ward (東区) of Sakai, Minami Ward (南区) of Sakai, Mihara Ward (美原区) of Sakai, Tondabayashi City (富田林市), and Kawachinagano City (河内長野市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Osakasayama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Osakasayama written in Japanese?

大阪狭山市, read Osakasayama-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 Osakasayama begin?

大阪府大阪狭山市… (Ōsaka-fu, Osakasayama-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.