Kadoma, Osaka
Kadoma (門真市, Kadoma-shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on August 1, 1963.
Kadoma
門真市 | |||||||||||
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Kadoma city | |||||||||||
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Location of Kadoma in Osaka Prefecture | |||||||||||
Kadoma Location in Japan | |||||||||||
Coordinates: 34°44′N 135°35′E | |||||||||||
Country | Japan | ||||||||||
Region | Kansai | ||||||||||
Prefecture | Osaka Prefecture | ||||||||||
District | Osaka 6th District | ||||||||||
Government | |||||||||||
• Mayor | Kazutaka Miyamoto (since August 2016) | ||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||
• Total | 12.28 km2 (4.74 sq mi) | ||||||||||
Population (March 1, 2017) | |||||||||||
• Total | 124,516 | ||||||||||
• Density | 10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi) | ||||||||||
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) | ||||||||||
City hall address | 1-1 Nakamachi, Kadoma-shi, Ōsaka-fu 571-8585 | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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As of March 2017, the city has an estimated population of 124,516 and a population density of 10,000 persons per km².[1] The total area is 12.28 km².
Kadoma is located northeast of Osaka on the Keihan Railway, and is connected to Osaka's other northern suburbs by the Osaka Monorail.
In 2005, it was planned to merge Kadoma with the neighboring city of Moriguchi, however the plan was cancelled.
Surrounding municipalities
- Osaka Prefecture
Economy
Panasonic Corporation, Tiger Corporation and Kaiyodo have their headquarters in Kadoma.[2][3][4]
Transportation
Railways
Roads
- Kinki Expressway
- Route 163
Notable people
- Kijūrō Shidehara - Japanese diplomat and prime minister
- Kenichi Yamamoto - mixed martial artist
- Yuta Nakamoto - one of the 2 Japanese members of South Korean male idol group NCT.
- Ryo Nishikido - Japanese singer-songwriter and actor
Twin towns – sister cities
- Eindhoven, Netherlands (1967)
- Kami, Japan (1975, with former Muraoka town)
- São José dos Campos, Brazil (1973)
References
- "Official website of Kadoma city" (in Japanese). Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- "Corporate Profile Archived 2011-01-27 at the Wayback Machine." Panasonic Corporation. Retrieved on February 15, 2011. "Head Office Location 1006, Oaza Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8501, Japan" (PDF Map Archived 2011-04-09 at the Wayback Machine, GIF Map Archived 2012-01-17 at the Wayback Machine (Direct link Archived 2010-12-18 at the Wayback Machine))
- "Company Overview of Tiger Corporation." Bloomberg L.P.. Retrieved on June 8, 2018
- "会社概要 Archived 2010-12-26 at the Wayback Machine." Kaiyodo. Retrieved on February 15, 2011. "本社所在地 〒571-0041 大阪府門真市柳町19-3."
- "リンク集". city.kadoma.osaka.jp (in Japanese). Kadoma. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
External links
- Media related to Kadoma, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons
- Kadoma City official website (in Japanese)
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