Moriguchi, Osaka

Moriguchi 守口市
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Location of Moriguchi in Osaka
Moriguchi
Coordinates: 34°44′N 135°34′E / 34.733°N 135.567°E / 34.733; 135.567Coordinates: 34°44′N 135°34′E / 34.733°N 135.567°E / 34.733; 135.567
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka
Government
- Mayor	Katsuki Nishibata (since August 2011)
Area
- Total	12.73 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population (January 2010)
- Total	146,524
- Density	11,510/km2 (29,810.8/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Camphor Laurel
- Flower	Rhododendron indicum
Phone number	6-6992-1221
Address	2-2-5 Keihan-hondōri, Moriguchi-shi, Ōsaka-fu 570-8666
Website	City of Moriguchi

Moriguchi (守口市, Moriguchi-shi^?) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan which serves as a satellite town to Osaka.

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

The city was founded on November 1, 1946.

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

Transportation

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

Keihan Moriguchi Station and Keihan department store

• Kinki Expressway
• Hanshin Expressway
• Route 1
• Route 163

In popular culture

• Jpop 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

External links

Media related to Moriguchi, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons

• Moriguchi official website (Japanese)