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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 ...
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. , the city had an estimated
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of 142,655 in 73353 households and a
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of 11,000 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .


Geography

Moriguchi borders the northeastern part of Osaka City and faces the Yodo River on the north. It is formed in a "U" shape around Kadoma City. Originally, there were many low-lying areas and many lotus root fields, but the area is now almost completely urbanized.


Surrounding municipalities

Osaka Prefecture * Kadoma * Neyagawa *
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Asahi-ku, ( Higashiyodogawa-ku, Tsurumi-ku) * Settsu


Climate

Moriguchi 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 Moriguchi is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.2 °C.


Demographics

Per Japanese census data,Moriguchi population statistics
/ref> the population of Moriguchi rose rapidly to the 1970s, and has since started a slow decline.


History

The area of the modern city of Moriguchi was within ancient Kawachi Province. The place name "Moriguchi" first appears in historical records in 1373. In the
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, Moriguchi-juku was a post station on the Ōsaka Kaidō, an extension of the Tōkaidō between
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and Kōraibashi in Osaka. The town of Moriguchi was established within Matta District with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On April 1, 1896 the area became part of Kitakawachi District, Osaka. The town of Izumi was created on April 1, 1933 by the merger of Kokufu, Gosho and Hakata. On November 1, 1946 Moriguchi merged with the town of Sango to form the city of Moriguchi.


Government

Moriguchi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a
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city council of 22 members. Moriguchi contributes one member to the Osaka Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Osaka 6th district of the
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of the
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Economy

Moriguchi is a satellite city to
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, with a large percentage of the local population commuting to the Osaka metropolis for work. The head offices and factory of
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and its subsidiary
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straddle the border of Moriguchi and neighboring Kadoma, which has attracted many there are many subcontracting parts companies.


Education

Moriguchi has 13 public elementary schools, seven public middle schools and one combined elementary/middle school operated by the city government and three public high school operated by the Osaka Prefectural Department of Education. There are also three private high schools. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped. Three private colleges, Kansai Medical University, Osaka International College, and Osaka International University are located in Moriguchi.


Transportation


Railway

Keihan Electric RailwayKeihan Main Line * - - 16px Osaka Metro - 16px Tanimachi Line * - 18px Osaka Monorail - Main Line *


Highway

* Kinki Expressway * Hanshin Expressway Moriguchi Route * * *


Sister cities

* Tōyō, Kōchi,
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, friendship city agreement since 1981 (with former Adogawa town) * Katsuragi, Wakayama, Japan, friendship city agreement since 2005 (with former Hanazono town) *
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Local attractions

* Moriguchi-juku


Notable people from Moriguchi

* Ayaka, musician * Ayumu Iwasa, racing driver * Ryōji Morimoto, actor * Mizue Sawano, painter


References


External links

*
Moriguchi City official website
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