Country Japan Prefecture Osaka Prefecture Population 124,594 (2010) University Hannan University | Region Kansai Area 16.66 km² Local time Wednesday 5:52 PM | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) City hall address 1-1-1 Ao, Matsubara-shi, Ōsaka-fu
580-8501 Website www.city.matsubara.osaka.jp Weather 8°C, Wind NW at 21 km/h, 80% Humidity | ||
Matsubara (Japanese: 松原市, Hepburn: Matsubara-shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on February 1, 1955.
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Map of Matsubara, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 124,474 and a population density of 7,470 persons per km². The total area is 16.66 km².
Hannan University is located in Matsubara. Hannan University is a mid-sized liberal arts university with a focus on business and technology.
Rivers
The Yamato, Nishi-Yoke, and Higashi-Yoke rivers flow through Matsubara.
Adjacent municipalities
History
In the 5th century AD, Emperor Hanzei is believed to have had his palace, Tajihi Shibagaki-no-Miya (丹比柴籬宮), in the area. The area that now comprises Matsubara was located in the historical Kawachi Province, which is still considered the (non-municipal) subregion to which it belongs. During the Edo Period, Matsubara was the administrative center of the Tannan Domain (丹南藩, -han), whose Tannan Encampment was located in present-day Tannan, Matsubara City.