is a city 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 ...

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. , the city had an estimated

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of 117,811 in 57351 households and a

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of 7100 persons per km². The total area of the city is .

Geography

Matsubara is located in the center of Osaka Prefecture. The city measures approximately 5.8 kilometers east–west by 5.1 kilometers north–south, and is mostly flatland.

Neighboring municipalities

Osaka Prefecture * Fujiidera * Habikino *

Osaka is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...

( Sumiyoshi-ku, Higashi Sumiyoshi-ku, Hirano-ku) *

Sakai is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the medieval era. Sakai is known for its '' kofun'', keyhole-shaped burial mounds dating from the fifth century. The ''kofun ...

( Kita-ku, Mihara-ku) * Yao

Climate

Matsubara has a

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(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Matsubara is 14.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.5 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,Matsubara population statistics
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History

The area of the modern city of Matsubara was within ancient

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. Per the ''

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'' and the ''

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'', in the 5th century AD, Emperor Hanzei had a palace, , in the area. During the

Edo period The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengok ...

, Matsubara was the administrative center of the Tannan Domain. The villages of Matsubara, Amami, Nunose, Miyake, and Ega were established within Tanboku District, Osaka with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Tannan District became part of Naka-Kawachi District on April 1, 1896. Matsubara was elevated to town status on July 1, 1942, followed by Amami on January 1, 1947. Matsubara and Amami merged with the villages of Nunose, Miyake, and Ega on February 1, 1950 to form the city of Matsubara.

Government

Matsubara has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

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city council of 18 members. Matsubara contributes one member to the Osaka Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Osaka 15th district of the

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of the

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Economy

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Matsubara was traditionally known for its production of hanko signature stamps. Modern industries are centered around the wire mesh industry. Due to its proximity to the large metropolis of Sakai and Osaka, ease of transportation and the development of large housing projects in the 1960s and 1970s, Matsubara has increasing evolved into a

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. Youmenity Matsubara is a shopping mall located across the Kawachi-Matsubara Station. There are many businesses such as restaurants and car dealers on the Japan National Route 309.

Education

Matsubara has 15 public elementary schools and seven public middle schools operated by the city government and three public high schools operated by the Osaka Prefectural Department of Education. There is also one private high school. Hannan University is located in Matsubara. Hannan University is a mid-sized liberal arts university with a focus on business and technology.

Transportation

Railway

Kintetsu Railway , referred to as and officially Kinki-Nippon Railway, is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group. The railw ...

Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line * - - -

Highway

Kinki Expressway * JP Expressway E26

Hanwa Expressway * JP Expressway E26

Nishi-Meihan Expressway * Hanshin Urban Expwy Sign 0014

Hanshin Expressway Route 14 Matsubara Route *

References

External links

* Cities in Osaka Prefecture {{Osaka-geo-stub