Matsubara

show This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Japanese. (May 2017) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the Japanese article. Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Consider adding a topic to this template: there are already 2,612 articles in the main category, and specifying|topic= will aid in categorization. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary Content in this edit is translated from the existing Japanese Wikipedia article at [[:ja:松原市]]; see its history for attribution. You should also add the template {{Translated|ja|松原市}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

Matsubara 松原市
City
Kawachiamami Street in Matsubara
Flag Emblem
Location of Matsubara in Osaka Prefecture
Matsubara Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°35′N 135°33′E / 34.583°N 135.550°E / 34.583; 135.550Coordinates: 34°35′N 135°33′E / 34.583°N 135.550°E / 34.583; 135.550
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Takanori Nakano
Area
• Total	16.66 km2 (6.43 sq mi)
Population  (March 31, 2017)
• Total	121,125
• Density	7,300/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1-1-1 Ao, Matsubara-shi, Ōsaka-fu 580-8501
Website	www.city.matsubara.osaka.jp
Symbols Flower Rose (Bara) Tree Pine (Matsu)

Matsubara (松原市, Matsubara-shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2017, the city has an estimated population of 121,125 and a population density of 7,300 persons per km².^[1] The total area is 16.66 km².^{[citation needed]}

Hannan University is located in Matsubara. Hannan University is a mid-sized liberal arts university with a focus on business and technology.

History[]

This section is in list format, but may read better as prose. You can help by , if appropriate. Editing help is available. (March 2017)

In the 5th century AD, Emperor Hanzei is believed to have had his palace, Tajihi Shibagaki-no-Miya (丹比柴籬宮), in the area.^{[citation needed]} The area that now comprises Matsubara was located in the historical Kawachi Province, which is still considered the (non-municipal) subregion to which it belongs. During the Edo period, Matsubara was the administrative center of the (丹南藩, -han), whose Tannan Encampment was located in present-day Tannan, Matsubara City.^{[citation needed]}

• 1889 (Meiji 22), April 1: The villages of Matsubara, Amami, Nunose, Miyake, and Ega are designated as part of Tanboku District.^{[citation needed]}
• 1896 (Meiji 29), April 1: Naka-Kawachi District is created, consolidated from the former districts of Tanboku, Takayasu, Ōgata, Kawachi, Wakae, and Shibukawa. The above villages thus become part of Naka-Kawachi District.^{[citation needed]}
• 1942 (Shōwa 17), July 1: The village of Matsubara is promoted to Town status, becoming Matsubara-chō, Naka-Kawachi District.^{[citation needed]}
• 1947 (Shōwa 22), January 1: The village of Amami is promoted to Town status, becoming Amami-chō, Naka-Kawachi District.^{[citation needed]}
• 1955 (Shōwa 30), February 1: The towns of Matsubara and Amami, along with the villages of Nunose, Miyake, and Ega, are consolidated into Matsubara City, Osaka Prefecture's 21st city.^{[citation needed]}
• 1957 (Shōwa 32)
  • April 1: Matsubara incorporated the Tannan area of Mihara-chō, Minami-Kawachi District (now Mihara-ku, Sakai).^{[citation needed]}
  • October 15: Matsubara incorporated the Kawai area of Kita-Yashimo Village, Minami-Kawachi District^{[citation needed]}
• 1964 (Shōwa 39): The Kita-Wakabayashi area was made part of Yao City.^{[citation needed]}

Geography[]

Adjacent municipalities[]

• Osaka Prefecture
  • Osaka (Sumiyoshi-ku, Higashi Sumiyoshi-ku, Hirano-ku)
  • Sakai (Kita-ku, Mihara-ku)
  • Yao
  • Fujiidera
  • Habikino

Friendship municipalities[]

In Japan[]

Tsukigase-mura, Yamabe District, Nara (now part of Nara City)

Friendship agreement since September 7, 1985^{[citation needed]}

City office of Matsubara

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in Japanese)

This Osaka Prefecture location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t