Ibaraki, Osaka

For the prefecture, see Ibaraki Prefecture.

Ibaraki 茨木
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茨木市 · Ibaraki
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Location of Ibaraki in Osaka
Ibaraki
Coordinates: 34°48′59″N 135°34′7″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka
Government
• Mayor	Sen'ichi Nomura
Area
• Total	76.52 km2 (29.5 sq mi)
Population (August 1, 2011)
• Total	275,945
• Density	3,606.2/km2 (9,340/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Oak
- Flower	Rose
Phone number	72-622-8121
Address	3-8-13 Ekimae, Ibaraki-shi, Ōsaka-fu 567-8505
Website	City of Ibaraki

Ibaraki (茨木市, Ibaraki-shi) is a city located in Osaka, Japan. It is a suburban city of Osaka city and a part of Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area. Literally Ibaraki in English means Wild Trees or Thorny trees.

As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 273,992 and the density of 3,580 persons per km². The total area is 76.52 km².

The city was founded on January 1, 1948.

Transportation

Railways

• West Japan Railway Company
  • JR Kyoto Line: Ibaraki Station
• Hankyu Railway
  • Hankyu Kyoto Line: Minami-Ibaraki Station - Ibaraki-shi Station - Sojiji Station
• Osaka Monorail
  • Main Line: Unobe Station - Minami-Ibaraki Station - Sawaragi Station
  • Saito Line Handai-byoin-mae Station - Toyokawa Station - Saito-Nishi Station

Roads

• Meishin Expressway
• Route 171

Sister and Friendship cities

• Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States - Sister city agreement concluded in 1980
• Anqing, Anhui, China - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1985
• Shodoshima, Kagawa, Japan - Sister city agreement concluded in 1988 (with former Uchinomi town)

External links

Media related to Ibaraki, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons

• Ibaraki official website (Japanese)