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

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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.

As of August 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population

Population

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 of 57,437 and the density

Population density

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 of 3,065 persons per km². The total area is 18.74 km².

The city was founded on July 1, 1970.

Railways

• West Japan Railway Company
  West 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:...
  
  
  • Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line)
    Gakkentoshi Line
    The , nicknamed officially the , is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, Japan, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company...
    
     Shinobugaoka Station
    Shinobugaoka Station
    is a train station in Shijōnawate, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*West Japan Railway Company **Katamachi Line -Stations next to Shinobugaoka:...
    
    

(Shijonawate Station

Shijonawate Station

is a train station in Daitō, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*West Japan Railway Company **Katamachi Line -Stations next to Shijōnawate:...

 is in Daito-shi

Daito, Osaka

is a city located in Osaka, Japan.-Railways:*West Japan Railway Company**Katamachi Line Suminodo Station - Nozaki Station - Shijonawate Station-Education:...

 that is a neighboring city of Shijōnawate-shi.)

Sister and Friendship cities

Kihoku

Kihoku, Mie

is a town in Kitamuro District, Mie, Japan. The town was founded on October 11, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Miyama and Kiinagashima.As of April 1, 2010, the town has an estimated population of 18,283 and density of 71.1 persons per km². The total area is 257.01 km². Kihoku is surrounded...

, Mie

Mie Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan which is part of the Kansai regions on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tsu.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Mie prefecture was known as Ise Province and Iga Province....

 Japan

Japan

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 - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1995 (with former Kiinagashima

Kiinagashima, Mie

was a town located in Kitamuro District, Mie, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10,617 and a density of 96.10 persons per km². The total area was 110.48 km²....

 town)Meerbusch

Meerbusch

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, North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia

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, Germany

Germany

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- The agreement was concluded in December 2010

External links

• Shijōnawate official website