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Country
  
Japan

Area
  
12.73 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 9:33 AM

Flower
  
Rhododendron indicum

Region
  
Kansai

Population
  
146,697 (2010)

Prefecture
  
Osaka Prefecture

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

City hall address
  
2-2-5 Keihan-hondōri, Moriguchi-shi, Ōsaka-fu570-8666

Website
  
www.city.moriguchi.osaka.jp

University
  
Osaka International University

Points of interest
  
Keihan Main Line, Shimojima Park, Yashimasakura Park

Moriguchi (守口市, Moriguchi-shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan which serves as a satellite town to Osaka. The city was founded on November 1, 1946.

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Map of Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 146,524 and a population density of 11,510 persons per km². The total area is 12.73 km².

Moriguchi has the head offices of Panasonic and its subsidiary Sanyo.

Railways

  • Keihan Electric Railway
  • Keihan Main Line Takii Station - Doi Station - Moriguchishi Station
  • Osaka Municipal Subway
  • Tanimachi Line Moriguchi Station - Dainichi Station
  • Osaka Monorail
  • Main Line Dainichi Station

    • Roads

  • Kinki Expressway
  • Hanshin Expressway
  • Route 1
  • Route 163
  • J-pop singer Ayaka was born in Moriguchi.

    • Sister and Friendship cities

  • Toyo, Kochi, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1981
  • Takashima, Shiga, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1981 (with former Adogawa town)
  • Katsuragi, Wakayama, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 2005 (with former Hanazono town)
  • New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada - Sister city agreement concluded in 1963
  • Zhongshan, Guangdong, China - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1988

    • References

    Moriguchi, Osaka Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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