Katano, Osaka

Infobox City Japan
Name= Katano
JapaneseName= 交野市
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Region= Kansai
Prefecture= Osaka
District=
Area_km2= 25.55
PopDate= June 2006
Population= 79,792
Density_km2= 3123
Coords= coord|34|47|N|135|41|E|region:JP_type:city
Tree= Sakura
Flower= Azalea
Bird= Common Pheasant
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Mayor= Jinkō Nakata
CityHallPostalCode= 576-0052
CityHallAddress= 1-1-1 Kisabe, Katano-shi, Ōsaka-fu
CityHallPhone= 72-892-0121
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.katano.osaka.jp/ City of Katano]

nihongo|Katano|交野市|Katano-shi is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 77,849 and the density of 3,046.93 persons per km². The total area is 25.55 km².

The city was founded on November 3, 1971.

Points of interest

* Botanical Gardens Faculty of Science Osaka City University

Transportation

Railways

*Keihan Electric Railway
**Katano Line Kozu Station - Katano-shi Station - Kawachi-Mori Station - Kisaichi Station
*West Japan Railway Company
**Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) Hoshida Station - Kawachi-Iwafune Station

Roads

*Route 168

Sister cities

* Collingwood, Ontario, Canada - Sister city agreement concluded in 1981

External links

* [http://www.city.katano.osaka.jp/ Katano official website] ja icon