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Country
  
Japan

Prefecture
  
Osaka Prefecture

Population
  
238,204 (2010)

Region
  
Kansai

Area
  
24.73 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 11:53 PM

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

City hall address
  
1-1 Honmachi, Neyagawa-shi, Ōsaka-fu 572-8555

Website
  
www.city.neyagawa.osaka.jp

Weather
  
7°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 94% Humidity

Colleges and Universities
  
Setsunan University, Osaka Electro-Communication University

Neyagawa (寝屋川市, Neyagawa-shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, that was founded May 3, 1951.

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Map of Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

As of 2010 the city has an estimated population of 238,549 and a population density of 9,650 persons per km². The total area is 24.73 km².

Neyagawa entered a Sister City relationship with Newport News, Virginia (US), in 1982, and with Oakville, Ontario (Canada), in 1984, where a boulevard is named after the city.

Railways

  • Keihan Electric Railway
  • Keihan Main Line Kayashima Station - Neyagawa-shi Station - Korien Station
  • West Japan Railway Company
  • Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) Higashi-Neyagawa Station

    • Roads

  • Route 1
  • Route 163
  • Route 170

    • Education

    Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by Neyagawa Municipal Board of Education.

    Public high schools are operated by the Osaka Prefectural Board of Education:

  • East Neyagawa High School
  • Neyagawa High School
  • South Neyagawa High School
  • West Neyagawa High School

    • Notable people

  • Gōeidō Gōtarō, sumo wrestler, ranked at ōzeki; born in Neyagawa
  • Koji Uehara, baseball player, member of the 2013 World Series champion Boston Red Sox; born in Neyagawa

    • Sister and Friendship cities

  • Susami, Wakayama Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1976
  • Mimasaka, Okayama Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1991 (with former Ohara town)
  • Newport News, Virginia United States - Sister city agreement concluded in 1982
  • Oakville, Ontario, Canada - Sister city agreement concluded in 1984
  • Lu Wan District, Shanghai, China - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1994

    • References

    Neyagawa, Osaka Wikipedia
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