Ōsakasayama

Ōsaka-Sayama-shi 大阪 狭 山 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kinki
Prefecture :	Osaka
Coordinates :	34 ° 30 '  N , 135 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 34 ° 30 '13 "  N , 135 ° 33' 21"  E
Basic data
Surface:	11.86 km²
Residents :	58,746 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	4953 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	27231-1
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	cherry
Flower :	azalea
town hall
Address :	Osaka-Sayama City Hall 1 - 2384 - 1 , Sayama Osaka-Sayama -shi Osaka  589-8501
Website URL:	www.city.osakasayama.osaka.jp
Location Osaka-Sayamas in Osaka Prefecture

Ōsakasayama ( Japanese 大阪 狭 山 市 , -shi ) is a city in Osaka Prefecture in Japan .

geography

Osaka-Sayama is east of Sakai and southeast of Osaka .

history

The previously existing [district] city of Sayama (Sayama- chō ) became a district-free city (- shi ) on October 1, 1987 , the prefectural name Ōsaka was prefixed to the place name - in Saitama there had been a Sayama-shi since 1954 .

traffic

• Train: Nankai-Koya Line
• Road: National Road 310

Attractions

Not far from the train station is Lake Sayama (sayama-ike), the oldest preserved reservoir in Japan, which was already mentioned in the Nihonshoki . A museum (English name: Osaka Prefectural Sayamaike Museum), built by Tadao Andō , honors the history of the lake with a presentation of excavation finds.

Neighboring cities and communities

• Sakai
• Tondabayashi
• Kawachinagano

Personalities

• Yūki Kotani (born 1991), football player

Web links

Commons : Ōsakasayama  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Osaka-Sayama City Hall