Osaka prefecture

Ōsaka-fu ; 大阪府
Basic data
Administrative headquarters :	Osaka
Region :	Kinki
Main island :	Honshu
Area :	1,905.29 km²
Water content:	17.9 %
Residents :	8,823,453 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	4631 inhabitants per km²
Counties :	5
Municipalities :	43
ISO 3166-2 :	JP-27
Governor :	Hirofumi Yoshimura
Website:	www.pref.osaka.jp
Symbols
Prefecture flag :
Prefecture tree :	ginkgo
Prefecture flower :	Ume , Siebold's primrose
Vogel prefecture :	Buffalo head shrike

The Osaka Prefecture ( jap. 大阪府 , new outlet fu ) is a prefecture of Japan . It is located in the Kinki region on the island of Honshu . The seat of the prefecture administration is the city of the same name Osaka .

geography

Osaka Prefecture is located on the coast of Osaka Bay . The Osaka Plain (heisaka heiya) takes up a large part of the prefecture and extends into the adjacent Hyōgo to the northwest. In the plain lies with the cities of Osaka and Kobe (together Hanshin ) an essential part of the Keihanshin metropolitan region, which is the second largest metropolitan area in the country after the metropolitan region of Kantō around Tokyo and the heart of western Japan . The Hokusetsu Mountains and the Tanba Highlands rise in the north of Osaka Prefecture. From the northeast, the Yodo-gawa flows from Kyoto through the plain and the city of Osaka. The Ikoma Mountains rise to the east, where Osaka borders on Nara. From there comes another larger river, the Yamatogawa , and flows through the south of the Osaka plain, at its mouth it forms the border between the cities of Osaka and Sakai, the second major city in the prefecture. In the southeast, the Kongō Mountains limit the Osaka Plain. The Izumi chain rises to the south, where Osaka borders on Wakayama.

outline
Osaka Bay
Physical card
Congregation (as of 2015)

history

The Osaka prefecture was established in 1868 as the successor to the former shogunate administration for the city of Osaka (Ōsaka-machi- bugyō ) . After the abolition of the Han , the feudal fiefdom, in 1871, it roughly comprised the northern third of its present-day area. In 1881, the Osaka Prefecture annexed the Sakai Prefecture , its territory expanded to include the current area and also the present Nara Prefecture , which was not finally separated from Osaka until 1887. Since then, Osaka prefecture has largely included the provinces of Kawachi , Izumi and part of Settsu .

politics

Group strengths in the prefecture parliament
(as of May 14, 2019)

A total of 88 seats

Osaka Ishin no Kai : 51
Jiyūminshutō ・ mushozoku (" Liberal Democratic Party , Independents"): 16
Kōmeitō : 15
KPY : 2
Minshu Net ("Democratic Network"; KDP , Independent): 2
One-man parliamentary groups: 2

As in all prefectures, the governor, who is directly elected every four years, is at the head of the Osaka prefectural administration. In March 2019, the previous governor of Osaka, Ichirō Matsui ( Ōsaka Ishin no Kai & chairman of the national Nippon Ishin no Kai), and at the same time the mayor of Osaka City, Hirofumi Yoshimura (Ōsaka Ishin), resigned in order to hold new elections at the same time as the unified elections in 2019 to win a new mandate for the Osaka-to- Plan. Yoshimura was running for governor of the prefecture, Matsui for mayor of the city. The candidacy swap took place in order to avoid denaoshi-licho ("new beginning elections ") and to be elected for a full four years in the event of victory. Both won, Yoshimura won the gubernatorial election with over 64% of the vote. At the same time, Osaka Ishin no Kai was able to win an absolute majority in the 88-member prefectural parliament again, as in 2011 .

The Ōsaka-to- plan pursued by the Ishin no Kai ( 大阪都構想 , Ōsaka-to kōsō , mostly translated as "Osaka Metropolis plan" into English) describes the dissolution of the city of Osaka into "special districts" ( tokubetsu-ku ) of the prefecture Osaka similar to Tokyo prefecture. Osaka would then functionally like Tokyo a -to (~ "[metropolitan / capital] prefecture") instead of previously -fu ("[city] prefecture"), even if national laws allow the abolition of the city of Osaka, but do not provide for a renaming of the prefecture. Originally, Ishin no Kai also wanted to dissolve Osaka's second city, Sakai, and other surrounding communities into “special districts”, but after political setbacks, a first to plan was made that was limited to the city of Osaka; this first plan was rejected by a narrow majority of the citizens of Osaka city in a referendum in May 2015. After the Ishin double election victory in 2019, the Kōmeitō Osaka announced that it would agree to another referendum. The second half of 2020 is announced as the date. The LDP also later signaled its approval of holding a new referendum. In June 2019, an Ishin no Kai candidate also won Sakai's mayoral election; but at least in the short term, the city shouldn't be part of the plan.

In the national parliament , Osaka is represented by 19 directly elected members of the lower house and eight in the upper house . After the 2017 election , a by-election in 2019 and party changes since then, the 19 lower house constituencies of Osaka are composed of nine Liberal Democrats, four members of the Kōmeitō , three of the Nippon Ishin no Kai and one each from the Constitutional Democratic Party , the People's Democratic Party and the "Party for the Protection of the People before the NHK" represented. For the upper house, Osaka is a four-seat constituency, so it is represented by eight MPs. After the 2016 and 2019 elections, Osaka's representatives are four Ishin MPs and two members each from the LDP and Kōmeitō.

Administrative division

With the introduction of the modern communities in 1889, Osaka prefecture consisted of two independent cities ( - shi from previously 5 city districts, - ku , four became districts of the new city of Osaka, Sakai-ku became Sakai-shi ), twelve small towns ( -machi / -chō ) and 310 villages ( - mura ) in 27 counties. As a result of incorporations and mergers, the number of municipalities fell from 296 (1920) to 104 (1955) and 51 (1960) to 44 in 1975. Since 2005, the prefecture has consisted of 33 [independent] cities, nine small towns and one village, the latter combined in five counties. Two of these districts consist of only one municipality each.

There are eleven -shi in the three special forms for large cities:

"Designated cities" ( seirei shitei toshi ): Osaka and Sakai;

"Core cities" ( chūkakushi ): Higashiōsaka, Hirakata, Takatsuki, Toyonaka, Yao and Neyagawa;

“Exceptional Cities ” ( tokureishi ): Ibaraki, Kishiwada and Suita.

In the table below, the districts (- gun ) are shown in italics, below each (indented) the small towns and the village within them. The first three digits of the authority code (1st column) depend on the prefecture and type of authority: The first two digits are the prefecture key (Osaka is JP-27), the third digit is 0 for prefectures, 1 for designated cities and special districts, 2 for other independent cities, 3–7 for other municipalities [historically belonging to the district] as well as for the district codes used for statistical purposes, 8 for special purpose associations. The independent cities are at the beginning of the table.

The outline of Osaka Prefecture
design. Big city	Village
otherwise independent city	Town

List of parishes in Osaka Prefecture
code	Surname		Area (in km²)	population	Population density (inh / km²) ³
code	Latin transcription	yep	1st October 2019	1st October 2019	October 1, 2015 ³
27100	Osaka-shi	大阪市	225.3	2,740,202	2,691,185	11944.90
27140	Sakai- shi	堺市	149.82	827.971	839.310	5602.12
27202	Kishiwada- shi	岸和田市	72.72	189,811	194,911	2680.29
27203	Toyonaka- shi	豊中市	36.39	400,329	395.479	10867.79
27204	Ikeda- shi	池田市	22.14	104.169	103.069	4655.33
27205	Suita- shi	吹田市	36.09	381,829	374,468	10375.95
27206	Izumi-Ōtsu-shi	泉大津市	14.31	74,566	75,897	5296.37
27207	Takatsuki- shi	高槻市	105.29	348.247	351,829	3341.52
27208	Kaizuka- shi	貝塚市	43.93	85,860	88,694	2018.98
27209	Moriguchi- shi	守口市	12.71	142,262	143,042	11254.29
27210	Hirakata- shi	枚方市	65.12	399.197	404.152	6206.27
27211	Ibaraki- shi	茨木市	76.49	282.825	280.033	3661.04
27212	Yao-shi	八尾市	41.72	266,386	268,800	6442.95
27213	Izumi-sano-shi	泉佐野市	56.51	100,239	100,966	1786.69
27214	Tondabayashi- shi	富田林市	39.72	110.132	113.984	2869.69
27215	Neyagawa- shi	寝屋川市	24.7	229,974	237,518	9616.11
27216	Kawachi-Nagano-shi	河内長野市	109.63	102.102	106,987	975.89
27217	Matsubara- shi	松原市	16.66	118,340	120,750	7247.90
27218	Daitō- shi	大東市	18.27	119.986	123.217	6744.23
27219	Izumi-shi	和泉市	84.98	185.208	186.109	2190.03
27220	Minō- shi	箕面市	47.9	136.184	133,411	2785.20
27221	Kashiwara- shi	柏原市	25.33	68,400	71.112	2807.42
27222	Habikino- shi	羽曳野市	26.45	109,553	112,683	4260.23
27223	Kadoma- shi	門真市	12.3	119,692	123,576	10046.83
27224	Settsu- shi	摂津市	14.87	86.004	85.007	5716.68
27225	Takaishi- shi	高石市	11.3	56,320	56,529	5002.57
27226	Fujiidera- shi	藤井寺市	8.89	63,814	65,438	7360.85
27227	Higashi-Ōsaka-shi	東大阪市	61.78	494,640	502.784	8138.30
27228	Sennan -shi	泉南市	48.98	60,435	62,438	1274.77
27229	Shijōnawate- shi	四條畷市	18.69	55,427	56,075	3000.27
27230	Katano- shi	交野市	25.55	76,100	76,435	2991.59
27231	Osaka-Sayama-shi	大阪狭山市	11.92	58,746	57,792	4848.32
27232	Hannan- shi	阪南市	36.17	51,747	54,276	1500.58
27300	Mishima-gun	三島郡	16.81		29,983	1783.64
27301	Shimamoto-cho	島本町	16.81	30,797	29,983	1783.64
27320	Toyono gun	豊能郡	133.09		30,190	226.84
27321	Toyono-cho	豊能町	34.34	18,441	19,934	580.49
27322	Nose-cho	能勢町	98.75	9189	10256	103.86
27340	Senboku-gun	泉北郡	3.97		17,298	4357.18
27341	Tadaoka-cho	忠岡町	3.97	16,840	17,298	4357.18
27360	Sennan-gun	泉南郡	72.03		68,790	955.02
27361	Kumatori-cho	熊取町	17.24	43,884	44,435	2577.44
27362	Tajiri-cho	田尻町	5.62	8536	8417	1497.69
27366	Misaki-cho	岬町	49.18	15,185	15,938	324.07
27380	Minami Kawachi gun	南河内郡	76.72		35,252	459.49
27381	Taishi-cho	太子町	14.17	13,213	13,748	970.22
27382	Kanan-cho	河南町	25.26	15,751	16,126	638.40
27383	Chihaya Akasaka mura	千早赤阪村	37.3	4921	5378	144.18

Shi-bu (independent cities)	市部	1,602.67		8,657,956	5402.71
Gun-bu (counties)	郡部	302.62		181,513	599.81

27000	Osaka-fu	大阪府	1,905.29	8,823,453	8,839,469	4639.80

swell

¹ Area data from 2018
² Estimated population 2018
³ Results of the 2015 census

Remarks:

There is an area with an unresolved border between the cities of Osaka and Toyonaka.

Population development in the prefecture

Census population
Census - year	Total population	male population	female population	Gender ratio men to 1000 women	Area in km ²	Population density per km ²
1920	2,587,847	1,344,846	1,243,001	1082	1813.63	1426.9
1925	3,059,502	1,594,227	1,465,275	1088	1813.63	1687.0
1930	3,540,017	1,845,786	1,694,231	1090	1812.63	1953.0
1935	4,297,174	2,241,666	2,055,508	1091	1813.63	2369.4
1940	4,792,966	2,460,574	2,332,392	1055	1813.63	2642.8
1945	2,800,958	1,353,776	1,447,182	936	1813.63	1544.4
1950	3,857,047	1,899,745	1,957,302	971	1814.63	2125.5
1955	4,618,308	2,290,170	2,328,138	984	1809.93	2551.7
1960	5,504,746	2,766,229	2,738,517	1010	1831.47	3005.6
1965	6,657,189	3,355,699	3,301,490	1016	1839.97	3618.1
1970	7,620,480	3,823,622	3,796,858	1007	1854.05	4110.2
1975	8,278,925	4,132,495	4,146,430	997	1858.40	4454.9
1980	8,473,446	4,203,838	4,269,608	985	1864.16	4545.5
1985	8,668,095	4,286,445	4,381,650	978	1867.86	4640.7
1990	8,734,516	4,308,184	4,426,332	973	1883.84	4636.6
1995	8,797,268	4,321,575	4,475,693	966	1892.06	4649.6
2000	8,805,081	4,304,059	4,501,022	956	1892.86	4651.7
2005	8,817,166	4,280,622	4,536,544	944	1894.31	4654.6
2010	8,865,245	4,285,566	4,579,679	936	1898.47	4669.7
2015	8,839,469	4,256,049	4,583,420	929	1905.14	4639.8

Biggest places

Former and existing independent cities (-shi)
Census year	Residents
2015	2010	2005	2000	1995	1990
Osaka	2,691,185	2,665,314	2,628,811	2,598,774	2,602,421	2,623,801
Sakai	839.310	841.966	830.966	792.018	802.993	807.765
Higashiōsaka	502.784	509,533	513.821	515.094	517.232	518.319
Hirakata	404.152	407.978	404.044	402,563	400.144	390,788
Toyonaka	395.479	389.341	386.623	391.726	398.908	409,837
Suita	374,468	355,798	353,885	347.929	342,760	345.206
Takatsuki	351,829	357.359	351,826	357,438	362.270	359,867
Ibaraki	280.033	274,822	267.961	260,648	258.233	254.078
Yao	268,800	271,460	273,487	274,777	276.664	277,568
Neyagawa	237,518	238.204	241.816	250,806	258,443	256,524
Kishiwada	194,911	199.234	201,000	200.104	194.818	188,563
Izumi	186.109	184,988	177.856	172.974	157,300	146.127
Moriguchi	143,042	146,697	147,465	152.298	157.306	157.372
Minō	133,411	129,895	127.135	124,898	127,542	122.120
Kadoma	123,576	130.282	131,706	135,648	140.506	142.297
Daitō	123.217	127,534	126.504	128.917	128,838	126,460
Matsubara	120,750	124,594	127.276	132,562	134,457	135.919
Tondabayashi	113.984	119,576	123.837	126,558	121,690	110,447
Habikino	112,683	117,681	118,695	119.246	117,735	115.049
Kawachinagano	106,987	112,490	117.239	121.008	117,082	108,767
Ikeda	103.069	104,229	101,616	101,516	104.293	104,218
Izumisano	100,966	100,801	98,889	96.064	92,583	88,866
Kaizuka	88,694	90,519	90.314	88,523	84,653	79,234
Settsu	85.007	83,720	85.009	85,065	87,330	87,453
Katano	76,435	77,686	77,644	76,919	72,404	65,308
Izumiotsu	75,897	77,548	77,673	75.091	68,842	67.035
Kashiwara	71.112	74,773	77,034	79,227	80,303	76,819
Fujiidera	65,438	66,165	65,780	66,806	66,988	65,922
Sennan	62,438	64,403	64,683	64,152	61,688	60,065
Ōsakasayama	57,792	58,227	58.208	56,996	57,647	54,319
Takaishi	56,529	59,572	61.127	62,260	64,295	65,086
Shijonawate	56,075	57,554	57,342	55,136	53,763	50,035
Hannan	54,276	56,646	57,616	58.193	55,625	——

October 1, 1987 - Sayama community is raised to the status of an independent city and is given the name Ōsakasayama
October 1, 1991 - The municipality of Hannan is raised to the status of an independent city .

traffic

Osaka-fu has 3 major airports

police

The headquarters of the Prefectural Police in Osaka City

A Fukei patrol car

The police of Osaka Prefecture ( Ōsaka-fu keisatsu jap. 大阪府警察 , short Ōsaka-fukei 大阪府警 or in a clear context just fukei 府警 ) is the second largest prefecture police in the country after the Keishi-chō of Tokyo Prefecture with over 20,000 police officers . As in all prefectures, it operates under the supervision of the Public Security Commission; its five members are appointed by the governor with the consent of parliament for three-year terms, three consecutive terms are possible. For regional coordination, training and equipment by the national police authority , the Osaka police force is assigned to the Kinki regional police authority ( Kinki kanku keisatsu-kyoku 近畿管区警察局 ) in addition to those of Kyōto , Hyōgo , Shiga , Nara and Wakayama . There are over 60 police stations and over 600 kōban交番 and chūzaisho 駐在所 (rural police houses) across the prefecture .

In its current form, the Prefecture Police was established under the Police Act of 1954; Before that, during the occupation, there had been the prefecture-wide land police since the abolition of the interior ministry as well as independent municipal police in the larger communities of the prefecture, including in particular the police of the city of Osaka (at that time as in Tokyo Ōsaka-shi keishi-chō ).

education

The prefectural administration is carried out by the University of Osaka Prefecture ( akasaka Furitsu Daigaku ) , which in a few years - like the administrations themselves - is to be merged with the University of Osaka City ( Ōsaka Shiritsu Daigaku ) . There are also central universities in the prefecture, including the University of Osaka in particular , and numerous private universities.

The Education Committee of Osaka Prefecture ( Ōsaka-fu kyōiku iinkai , 大阪府教育委員会 ) is responsible, as in all prefectures, for school supervision and the operation of the prefectural (especially upper) schools. The duties of the Education Committee also include protecting the numerous cultural monuments in Osaka.