Daitō, Osaka
Daitō (大東市, Daitō-shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1956.
Daitō
大東市 | |||||||||||
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 View of Daitō, from mount Iimori | |||||||||||
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 Location of Daitō in Osaka Prefecture | |||||||||||
  Daitō Location in Japan | |||||||||||
| Coordinates: 34°43′N 135°37′E | |||||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||||
| Region | Kansai | ||||||||||
| Prefecture | Osaka Prefecture | ||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||
| • Mayor | Kōichi Higashisaka | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
| • Total | 18.27 km2 (7.05 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population (March 31, 2017) | |||||||||||
| • Total | 122,227 | ||||||||||
| • Density | 6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) | ||||||||||
| City hall address | 1-1-1 Tanigawa, Daitō-shi, Ōsaka-fu 574-8555 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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As of March 31, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 122,227 and a population density of 6,700 persons per km².[1] The total area is 18.27 km².
Neighboring municipalities
- Osaka Prefecture
- Nara Prefecture
Transportation
Railways
(Shijonawate Station is in Daito-shi that is a neighboring city of Shijonawate-shi.)
Highways
Education
University & College
- Osaka Prefectural Fire Academy
- Osaka Sangyo University (Private University)
- Shijonawate Gakuen Junior College (Private University)
- Shijonawate Gakuen University (Private University)
Middle School
Notable People
- Erika Kasahara, taekwondo practitioner
- Houka Kinoshita, actor
- Eri Murakawa, actress
- Takeya Nakamura, baseball player
- Yuma Nakayama, actor
- Tsuyoshi Nishioka, baseball player
- Hiroyuki Oze, baseball player
- Yoshinori Tateyama, baseball player
References
- "Official website of Daitō city" (in Japanese). Japan: Daitō City. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
External links
Media related to Daito, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons
- Daitō City official website (in Japanese)
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