Neyagawa, Osaka

Neyagawa 寝屋川
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寝屋川市 · Neyagawa
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Location of Neyagawa in Osaka Prefecture
Neyagawa
Coordinates: 34°46′N 135°38′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Yoshihiro Baba
Area
• Total	24.73 km2 (9.55 sq mi)
Population (January 2010)
• Total	238,549
• Density	9,650/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Sakura
- Flower	Rose
Phone number	072-824-1181
Address	1-1 Honmachi, Neyagawa-shi, Ōsaka-fu 572-8555
Website	Neyagawa City

Neyagawa (寝屋川市, Neyagawa-shi) is a city located in Osaka, Japan.

As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 238,549 and the density of 9,650 persons per km². The total area is 24.73 km².

The city was founded on May 3, 1951.

Neyagawa entered a Sister City relationship with Newport News, Virginia in 1982, as well as with Oakville, Ontario, where a boulevard is named after the city, in 1984.

Transportation

Railways

• Keihan Electric Railway
  • Keihan Main Line Kayashima Station - Neyagawa-shi Station - Korien Station
• West Japan Railway Company
  • Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) Higashi-Neyagawa Station

Roads

• Route 1
• Route 163
• Route 170

Education

Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by Neyagawa Municipal Board of Education [1].

Public high schools are operated by the Osaka Prefectural Board of Education: [2]

• East Neyagawa High School [3]
• Neyagawa High School [4]
• South Neyagawa High School [5]
• West Neyagawa High School [6]

Sister and Friendship cities

• Susami, Wakayama Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1976
• Mimasaka, Okayama Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1991 (with former Ohara town)
• Newport News, Virginia United States - Sister city agreement concluded in 1982
• Oakville, Ontario, Canada - Sister city agreement concluded in 1984
• Lu Wan District, Shanghai, China - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1994

External links

• Neyagawa official website (Japanese)