Ōsakasayama

Ōsakasayama
Ōsakasayama ; 大阪狭山市
	City
	Flag Seal
	Location of Ōsakasayama in Osaka Prefecture
	Ōsakasayama Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 34°30′N 135°33′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Tomoyoshi Yoshida (since April 2003)
Area
• Total	11.86 km2 (4.58 sq mi)
Population (October 1, 2016)
• Total	57,993
• Density	4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1-2384-1 Sayama, Sayama-shi, Osaka-fu; 589-8501
Website	www.city.osakasayama.osaka.jp
	Symbols
Flower	Azalea
Tree	Cherry blossom

Ōsakasayama (大阪狭山市, Ōsakasayama-shi) is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on October 1, 1987, after the town of Sayama was reorganized into the city of Ōsakasayama.

City hall

As of October 2016, the city has an estimated population of 57,993 and a population density of 4,900 persons per km². The total area is 11.86 km².

A campus of Tezukayama Gakuin University is located in the city.

Sister cities

Ontario, Oregon

Notable people from Ōsakasayama

Teppei Koike, Japanese actor, singer and member of the singer-songwriter duo WaT
Yuki Kotani, Japanese football player (Roasso Kumamoto, J3 League/Cerezo Osaka, J1 League)
Tomoka Nishiyama, Japanese apprentice shogi professional player ranked 3-dan
Aki Takayama, Japanese former synchronised swimming athlete
Tatsuhiro Tamura, Japanese professional baseball catcher (Chiba Lotte Marines, Nippon Professional Baseball – Pacific League)
Kan Usuki, Japanese idol, comedian, musician, Pin Artist and drummer
Yuki Muroya, Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 3-dan
Kenkō Satoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler (Real Name: Satoshi Hoshimura, Nihongo: 星村聡, Hoshimura Satoshi) – Originally from Moriguchi, Osaka

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

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