Ibaraki, Osaka
city in Ōsaka prefecture, Japan
Ibaraki (茨木市, Ibaraki-shi) is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The Japanese word Ibaraki means Wild Trees or Thorny trees in English. There is also an Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan.
Ibaraki
茨木市 | |
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![]() Ibaraki City Hall | |
![]() Location of Ibaraki in Osaka Prefecture | |
Coordinates: 34°48′59″N 135°34′7″E / 34.81639°N 135.56861°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kansai |
Prefecture | Osaka Prefecture |
Government | |
• Mayor | Youichi Fukuoka |
Area | |
• Total | 76.52 km2 (29.54 sq mi) |
Population (February 28, 2017) | |
• Total | 280,562 |
• Density | 3,700/km2 (9,500/sq mi) |
Symbols | |
• Tree | Oak |
• Flower | Rose |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
City hall address | 3-8-13 Ekimae, Ibaraki-shi, Ōsaka-fu 567-8505 |
Website | www.city.ibaraki.osaka.jp |
It has been recognized as a special city since 2001.[1]
History
changeThe city was founded on January 1, 1948.
Sister and Friendship cities
change- Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States - Sister city since 1980
- Anqing, Anhui, China - Friendship city since 1985
- Shodoshima, Kagawa, Japan - Sister city since 1988
References
change- ↑ Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research (2011), Table 3; retrieved 2012-12-18.
Other websites
changeMedia related to Ibaraki, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons
- Ibaraki official website (in Japanese)