Ibaraki, Osaka
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| Ibaraki 茨木 |
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| 茨木市 · Ibaraki | |||
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| Coordinates: 34°48′59″N 135°34′7″E / 34.81639°N 135.56861°ECoordinates: 34°48′59″N 135°34′7″E / 34.81639°N 135.56861°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kansai | ||
| Prefecture | Osaka | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Sen'ichi Nomura | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 76.52 km2 (29.54 sq mi) | ||
| Population (August 1, 2011) | |||
| • Total | 275,945 | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| City symbols | |||
| - Tree | Oak | ||
| - Flower | Rose | ||
| Phone number | 72-622-8121 | ||
| Address | 3-8-13 Ekimae, Ibaraki-shi, Ōsaka-fu 567-8505 |
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| Website | City of Ibaraki | ||
Ibaraki (茨木市 Ibaraki-shi) is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The Japanese word Ibaraki means Wild Trees or Thorny trees in English. There is also an Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan.
It has been recognized as a special city since 2001.[1]
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History [change]
The city was founded on January 1, 1948.
Sister and Friendship cities [change]
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States - Sister city since 1980
Anqing, Anhui, China - Friendship city since 1985
Shodoshima, Kagawa, Japan - Sister city since 1988
References [change]
- ↑ Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research (2011), Table 3; retrieved 2012-12-18.
Other websites [change]
Media related to Ibaraki, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons- Ibaraki official website (Japanese)
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