Higashiōsaka

Higashiōsaka
Higashiōsaka; 東大阪市
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	Higashiōsaka Location in Japan
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Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Junzō Nagao
Area
• Total	61.81 km2 (23.86 sq mi)
Population (August 1, 2011)
• Total	509,230
• Density	8,200/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Camphor Laurel
• Flower	Ume
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Hall Address	50-4 Aramoto-kita, Higashiōsaka-shi, Ōsaka-fu; 577-8521
Website	www.city.higashiosaka.osaka.jp

Higashiōsaka (東大阪市, Higashiōsaka-shi^?, literally "East Osaka") is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The city is known as one of the industrial cities of Japan and "the rugby football town".

As of August 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 509,230 and a population density of 8,200 persons per km². The total area is 61.81 km².

History

The city was founded on February 1, 1967, by a merger of three cities, Fuse (布施^?), Kawachi (河内^?) and Hiraoka (枚岡^?), in eastern Osaka Prefecture.

Transportation

Rail

West Japan Railway Company
- Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) Tokuan Station - Kōnoikeshinden Station
- Osaka Higashi Line - Takaida-Chūō Station - JR Kawachi-Eiwa Station - JR Shuntokumichi Station - JR Nagase Station
Kintetsu Corporation
- Nara Line Fuse Station - Kawachi-Eiwa Station - Kawachi-Kosaka Station - Yaenosato Station - Wakae-Iwata Station - Kawachi-Hanazono Station - Higashi-Hanazono Station - Hyōtan-yama Station - Hiraoka Station - Nukata Station - Ishikiri Station
- Osaka Line Fuse Station - Shuntokumichi Station - Nagase Station - Mito Station
- Keihanna Line (Nagata Station) - Aramoto Station - Yoshita Station - Shin-Ishikiri Station
Osaka Municipal Subway
- Chūō Line Takaida Station - Nagata Station

Roads

Expressways
- Kinki Expressway Higashiosaka-kita Interchange - Higashiosaka Parking Area - Higashiosaka-minami Interchange
- Hanshin Expressway Higashiosaka Route (13)
Daini Hanna Toll Road
Shigi Ikoma Skyline [1]
Route 170
Route 308

Politics

Higashiōsaka municipal office.

Higashiōsaka is governed by mayor Junzō Nagao, and supported by the Japanese Communist Party. The city assembly is dominated by the Liberal Democratic Party.