Amagasaki, Hyōgo

Amagasaki
Amagasaki; 尼崎
	— Core city —
尼崎市 · Amagasaki
	Gunze Town Center in Amagasaki
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	Location of Amagasaki in Hyōgo
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	Coordinates: 34°44′N 135°24′E / 34.733°N 135.4°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Hyōgo
	Government
- Mayor	Aya Shirai
	Area
- Total	49.77 km2 (19.2 sq mi)
Population; (April 1, 2008)	460,261
- Density	9,244/km2 (23,941.9/sq mi)
	City Symbols
- Tree	Dogwood
- Flower	Oleander
Website	City of Amagasaki
Phone number	06-6489-6880
	Address 1-23-1 Higashinanamatsu-chō, Amagasaki-shi, Hyōgo-ken; 660-8501

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Amagasaki (尼崎市, Amagasaki-shi^?) is an industrial city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1916. Its population is around 460,000, well below its peak of over 554,000 in 1971.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] History

During the Edo period, the Amagasaki Domain had its administrative headquarters at Amagasaki Castle here.

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Railways

West Japan Railway Company
- Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) Amagazaki Station (JR) - Tachibana Station
- Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) Amagasaki Station (JR) - Tsukaguchi Station (JR) - Inadera Station
- JR Tōzai Line Amagasaki Station (JR)
Hankyu Railway
- Kobe Line Sonoda Station - Tsukaguchi Station (Hankyu) - Mukonoso Station
- Itami Line Tsukaguchi Station (Hankyu)
Hanshin Electric Railway
- Main Line Kuise Station - Daimotsu Station - Amagasaki Station (Hanshin) - Deyashiki Station - Amagasaki Center Pool mae Station - Mukogawa Station
- Hanshin Namba Line Daimotsu Station - Amagasaki Station (Hanshin)

A commuter train derailed on the Fukuchiyama Line near Amagazaki on April 25, 2005, resulting in more than 100 dead and 550 injured. See Amagasaki rail crash for details.

[edit] Roads

Route 2, Route 43, Route 173
Expressways
- Meishin Expressway
- Hanshin Expressway Kobe Route (3)
- Hanshin Expressway Wangan Route (5)
Yamate Road

[edit] Politics of Amagasaki

Amagasaki mayoral election, 2002

[edit] Economy

Amagasaki is a major part of the Hanshin Industrial Region. The value of manufactured goods shipments in Amagasaki was 1,288 billion yen in 2004.[1]. See also Hanshin Industrial Region.