Settsu, Osaka
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Osaka
, Japan
.
As of 2010, the city has an estimated population
of 84,278 and the density
of 5,664 persons per km². The total area is 14.88 km².
, Anhui
, China
- Sister city agreement concluded in 1984 Bundaberg
, Queensland
, Australia
- Sister city agreement concluded in 1998
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
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
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
As of 2010, the city has an estimated population
Population
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of 84,278 and the density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 5,664 persons per km². The total area is 14.88 km².
Railways
- West Japan Railway CompanyWest Japan Railway Company, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
- JR Kyoto LineJR Kyoto LineThe is the common name of a portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, between Kyoto Station and Osaka Station. The line is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company ....
: Senrioka StationSenrioka Stationis a train station in Settsu, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:The station has two island platforms, each of which exclusively serves up or down trains. Outer side of each platform is fenced as no trains on the outer tracks make stop at this station....
- JR Kyoto Line
- Hankyu RailwayHankyu Railwayis a Japanese private railway that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of major businesses operated by Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. The railway's main terminal is at Umeda Station in Osaka...
- Kyoto Main Line: Settsu-shi StationSettsu-shi Stationis a railway station on the Hankyū Kyōto Main Line in Settsu, Osaka, Japan. The newest station of the Hankyu system as of 2010 was built for a redevelopment area and is designed as the country's first ever carbon neutral station.- Line :*Hankyu Railway...
- Shōjaku StationShojaku Stationis a railway station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line and is in Hankyu Shojaku, Settsu, Osaka. It serves students of the nearby Osaka Gakuin University. Only local trains stop at the station.The station adjoins a yard and a workshop of Hankyu Railway....
- Kyoto Main Line: Settsu-shi Station
- Osaka Monorail
- Main LineOsaka Monorail Main Lineis 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:...
: Settsu StationSettsu Stationis a monorail station on the Osaka Monorail located in Settsu, Osaka, Japan.-Layout:There is an island platform and two tracks elevated. The platform is sealed in with glass walls and doors.-Stations next to Settsu:...
- Minami Settsu StationMinami Settsu Stationis a monorail station on the Osaka Monorail located in Settsu, Osaka, Japan.-Layout:There is an island platform and two tracks elevated. The platform is sealed in with glass walls and doors.-Stations next to Minami Settsu:...
- Main Line
Famous people from Settsu
- Keisuke HondaKeisuke Hondais a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Russian CSKA Moscow and the Japan national football team. His current position is as a deep-lying playmaker, but he can equally play as an attacking midfielder or second striker. He is also a very skilled free kick taker scoring one in the FIFA World...
, football player - Yosuke Ishibitsu, football player
- Kazuyoshi TatsunamiKazuyoshi Tatsunamiis a Japanese professional baseball player for the Nippon Professional Baseball Chunichi Dragons, having played his professional career for them since his debut in...
, baseball player - Akira Omori (Monkikki), comedian
- Kazuya Kimura, actor
- Sarina Suzuki, singer and actress
- Takahiro Funamoto, composer
- Zenji Pekin(:ja:ゼンジー北京), magician
Sister and Friendship cities
BengbuBengbu
Bengbu , formerly known as P'engpu and Peng-pu, is a prefecture-level city with a population of 3,164,467 at the last census in northern Anhui Province, People's Republic of China...
, Anhui
Anhui
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, China
China
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- Sister city agreement concluded in 1984 Bundaberg
Bundaberg, Queensland
Bundaberg is a city in Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Local Government Area of the Bundaberg Region and is a major centre within Queensland's broader Wide Bay-Burnett geographical region...
, Queensland
Queensland
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, Australia
Australia
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- Sister city agreement concluded in 1998