270px, Daitō City Hall
is a
city
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located in
Osaka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Nara ...
,
Japan
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. , the city had an estimated
population
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of 118,174 in 57299 households and a
population density
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of 6500 persons per km
2.
The total area of the city is .
Geography
Daitō is located in the west central Osaka Prefecture, about 10 km from the city center of Osaka. The terrain is flat lowland, rising towards the Izumi Mountains in the east.
Neighboring municipalities
Nara Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Nara Prefecture has a population of 1,321,805 and has a geographic area of . Nara Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Osaka Prefecture to the ...
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Ikoma
Osaka Prefecture
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Higashiōsaka
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 486,464 in 233,124 households and a population density of 7,874 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . The city is known as one of ...
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Kadoma
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Shijōnawate
file:Shijonawate city-office.jpg, 270px, Shijōnawate City Hall
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 54,969 in 246822 households and a population density of 2900 persons per km2 ...
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Tsurumi-ku
Climate
Daitō has a
Humid subtropical climate
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(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Daitō is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1356 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperature is highest on average in August, at around 27.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.2 °C.
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,
Daitō population statistics
/ref> the population of Daitō has rose rapidly in the 1960s and 1970s and has since leveled off.
History
The area of the modern city of Daitō was within ancient Kawachi Province
was a Provinces of Japan, province of Japan in the eastern part of modern Osaka Prefecture. It originally held the southwestern area that was split off into Izumi Province. It was also known as .
Geography
The area was radically different in th ...
. During the Jōmon period
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, the area was under Kawachi Bay, and inlet of Osaka Bay
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. By the Yayoi period
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, Kawachi Bay had become a lake, and many settlements arose on its shores. During the Kofun period
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, many burial mounds
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were built around the foot of Mount Iimori. Lake Kawachi continued to shrink in the Nara period
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and Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kammu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means in Japanese. It is a ...
, and the area developed along the Higashikoya highway, which connected Mount Koya with Kyoto
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and with the coast. During the Sengoku period
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, the Miyoshi clan
is a Japanese family descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880) and the Minamoto clan (Seiwa-Genji). They are a cadet branch of the Ogasawara clan and the Takeda clan.
At the beginning of the 14th century AD, settled in Shikoku. His eighth ge ...
dominated Kawachi Province from their stronghold at Iimoriyama Castle. During the Edo Period
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, the Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868.
The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil wars ...
diverted the course of the Yamato River
The is a river that flows through Nara Prefecture and Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is designated Classification of rivers in Japan, Class A by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT).
The river flows via towns:
*Nara ...
as part of a massive flood control project, which also resulted in the creation of a large amount of new farmland. In addition to rice, the production of cotton and rapeseed created local prosperity.
The villages of Suminodo, Nango and Shijo were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On April 1, 1896 the area became part of Kitakawachi District, Osaka. Suminodo was raised to town status on January 1, 1937 and Shijo on April 1,1952. On April 1, 1956 Suminodo, Nango and Shijo to form the city of Daitō. The city suffered from flooding in 1972.
Government
Daitō has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral
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city council of 17 members. Daitō, together with Shijōnawate, contributes two members to the Osaka Prefectural Assembly
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. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Osaka 12th district of the lower house
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of the Diet of Japan
, transcription_name = ''Kokkai''
, legislature = 215th Session of the National Diet
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.
Economy
Daitō has a mixed economy of commerce and light manufacturing, notably of electrical equipment and electrical appliances. Due to its proximity to the Osaka metropolis, it has also developed into a commuter town
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.
Education
Universities and colleges
* Osaka Prefectural Fire Academy
* Osaka Sangyo University (Private university)
* Shijonawate Gakuen Junior College (Private university)
* Shijonawate Gakuen University (Private university)
Primary and secondary education
Daitō has 12 public elementary schools and eight public middle schools operated by the city government and two public high school operated by the Osaka Prefectural Department of Education. There are also one private element school, two private middle schools and three private high schools.
Sports
* Sanyo Redthor, women's volleyball team
Transportation
Railway
JR West
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, ...
– Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line)
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Highways
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Kinki Expressway
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Local attractions
* Iimoriyama Castle, National Historic Site
* Jigen-ji (Nozaki Kannon)
Notable people from Daitō
* Erika Kasahara, taekwondo
Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...
practitioner
* Houka Kinoshita, actor
* Eri Murakawa
is a Japanese actress associated with Amuse, Inc. She attended Omiya Junior High School and Hinode High School.
Filmography
Television
*'' Kaze no Haruka'' (2005)
*''My Boss My Hero'' (2006)
*'' Sexy Voice and Robo'' (2007)
*''Good Job'' (200 ...
, actress
* Takeya Nakamura, baseball player
* Yuma Nakayama, actor
* Tsuyoshi Nishioka, baseball player
* Hiroyuki Oze, baseball player
* Yoshinori Tateyama
is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and the Hanshin Tigers.
Playing career Hokkaido ...
, baseball player
References
External links
Daitō City official website
Cities in Osaka Prefecture
Daitō, Osaka
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