is a city

Cities of Japan

||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...

 located in Osaka Prefecture

Osaka Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...

, Japan

Japan

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 which serves as a satellite town to Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

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As of 2010, the city has an estimated population

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 of 146,524 and the density

Population density

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 of 11,510 persons per km². The total area is 12.73 km².

The city was founded on November 1, 1946.

Moriguchi has the head offices of Panasonic and its subsidiary Sanyo

Sanyo

is a major electronics company and member of the Fortune 500 whose headquarters is located in Moriguchi, Osaka prefecture, Japan. Sanyo targets the middle of the market and has over 230 Subsidiaries and Affiliates....

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Railways

• Keihan Electric Railway
  Keihan Electric Railway
  is a Japanese railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. It is known as , or .-History:Keihan started its operation between Osaka and Kyoto in 1910. It was the first electric railway to connect these two cities, and the first line on the left bank of Yodo River...
  
  
  • Keihan Main Line Takii Station
    Takii Station
    is a train station on the Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Main Line located in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:*The station has 2 side platforms serving a track each on the 2nd level, outside of the inner tracks.-Adjacent stations:...
    
     - Doi Station
    Doi Station (Osaka)
    is a train station on the Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Main Line located in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:*The station has 2 side platforms serving a track each on the 2nd level, outside of the inner tracks.-Adjacent stations:...
    
     - Moriguchishi Station
    Moriguchishi Station
    is a train station located in the city of Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:*There are 2 island platforms with 4 tracks on the 3rd level. The ticket gates are located on the 2nd level in the west and the east.-Adjacent stations:...
    
    
• Osaka Municipal Subway
  Osaka Municipal Subway
  is the metro network in the city of Osaka, Japan, forming an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka , having 125 out of the 1,108 rail stations in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region. In 2010 the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily of which the Osaka...
  
  
  • Tanimachi Line Moriguchi Station
    Moriguchi Station (Osaka)
    is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line) located in Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan.-Layout:*There is an island platform with two tracks underground.-Stations next to Moriguchi:...
    
     - Dainichi Station
    Dainichi Station
    is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line and Osaka Monorail located in Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line *Osaka Monorail Main Line -History:...
    
    
• Osaka Monorail
  • Main Line
    Osaka Monorail Main Line
    is a monorail route of the Osaka Monorail which connects Osaka Airport Station in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, Senri-Chūō Station in Suita, Minami-Ibaraki Station in Ibaraki, Dainichi Station in Moriguchi, and Kadoma-shi Station in Kadoma.-Stations:...
    
     Dainichi Station
    Dainichi Station
    is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line and Osaka Monorail located in Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line *Osaka Monorail Main Line -History:...
    
    

Roads

• Kinki Expressway
• Hanshin Expressway
• Route 1
• Route 163

Sister and Friendship cities

Toyo

Toyo, Kochi

is a town located in Aki District, Kōchi, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 3,552 and a density of 47.94 persons per km². The total area is 74.09 km²....

, Kochi

Kochi Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on the south coast of Shikoku. The capital is the city of Kōchi.- History :Prior to the Meiji Restoration, Kōchi was known as Tosa Province and was controlled by the Chosokabe clan in the Sengoku period and the Yamauchi family during the Edo period.- Geography...

, Japan

Japan

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 - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1981 Takashima

Takashima, Shiga

is a city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.On November 30, 2004 the city had an estimated population of 56,220 and a density of 110 persons per square kilometres. The total area is 511 square kilometres....

, Shiga, Japan

Japan

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 - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1981 (with former Adogawa town) Katsuragi

Katsuragi, Wakayama

is a town located in Ito District, Wakayama, Japan.As of September 30, 2010, the town has an estimated population of 18,948 and a density of 124.88 persons per km². The total area is 151.73 km²....

, Wakayama, Japan

Japan

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 - Friendship city agreement concluded in 2005 (with former Hanazono

Hanazono, Wakayama

was a village located in Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 573 and a density of 12.08 persons per km². The total area was 47.44 km².On October 1, 2005 Hanazono was merged into the town of Katsuragi....

 town) New Westminster

New Westminster, British Columbia

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, British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada

Canada

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 - Sister city agreement concluded in 1963 Zhongshan

Zhongshan

Zhongshan , also spelled Chungshan and historically known as Xiangshan or Siangshan, is a prefecture-level city in the south of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong province in southern China. Zhongshan, one of the few cities in China with an eponymous name, is named after Dr. Sun Yat-sen who was...

, Guangdong

Guangdong

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, China

China

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- Friendship city agreement concluded in 1988

External links

• Moriguchi official website