Kishiwada 岸和田市 | |
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 Kishiwada City Hall | |
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  Kishiwada Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:34°28′N135°22′E / 34.467°N 135.367°E /34.467; 135.367 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Osaka |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kōhei Nagano (from August 2020) |
| Area | |
• Total | 72.72 km2 (28.08 sq mi) |
| Population (September 24, 2025) | |
• Total | 205,561 |
| • Density | 2,827/km2 (7,321/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 7-1 Kishiki, Kishiwada-shi, Ōsaka-fu 596-8510 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Rose |
| Tree | Camphor Laurel |
Kishiwada (岸和田市,Kishiwada-shi) is acity located inOsaka Prefecture,Japan. As of 24 September 2025[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 205,561 in roughly 90,822 households and apopulation density of 2,800 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 72.72 square kilometres (28.08 sq mi). The city is well known for itsDanjiri Matsuri.
Kishiwada is located southwestern part of Osaka Prefecture, and forms a long and narrow area (7.6 km east–west, 17.3 km north–south) fromOsaka Bay to the Izumi Mountains.
Osaka Prefecture
Wakayama Prefecture
Kishiwada has aHumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kishiwada is 14.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.6 °C, and lowest in January.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kishiwada has increased steadily over the past century, but the population curve has flattened since the year 2000.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 60,761 | — |
| 1930 | 74,080 | +21.9% |
| 1940 | 83,704 | +13.0% |
| 1950 | 98,821 | +18.1% |
| 1960 | 120,265 | +21.7% |
| 1970 | 162,022 | +34.7% |
| 1980 | 180,317 | +11.3% |
| 1990 | 188,563 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 200,104 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 199,172 | −0.5% |
The area of the modern city of Kishiwada was within ancientIzumi Province. The city has been settled since ancient times, and has numerouskofunburial mounds including theMayuyama Kofun. During theNanboku-chō period,Kusunoki Masahige assigned his general Wada Haruji to govern an area called "Kishi" in Izumi Province in 1337. The Kishiwada "shōen", or landed estate, appears in documents from around 1400. The settlement developed into acastle town during theSengoku period, as it occupied a very strategic location, approximately half way in-between the cities ofOsaka andWakayama and just south of the port ofSakai. It is located on the Kishu Kaido, the main route connecting the capital area of Japan withKii Province, and its coastal location was important for transportation from the easternShikoku toSettsu Province andKyoto.Kishiwada Castle, was rebuilt byKoide Hidemasa at its present site in 1597. Under theTokugawa shogunate it was the center ofKishiwada Domain, which was ruled by the Okabe clan from 1640 to theMeiji Restoration. In 1703, the city began its Danjiri festival.
The town of Kishiwada was official founded on within Hine District with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On April 1, 1896, the area became part ofSennan District, Osaka. It was promoted to city status on November 1, 1922 as the 87th city to be founded in Japan and the 3rd in Osaka. On April 1, 2002, Kishiwada became aSpecial city with increased local autonomy.
Kishiwada has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 24 members. Kishiwada contributes two members to theOsaka Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Osaka 18th district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Since the Edo period,cotton has been cultivated throughout the city, and cotton cloth and cotton yarn have been spun. The textile industry has been the center of the industry since modern times, but many factories have disappeared due to competition by overseas products. In 1966, the city began reclaiming its coastal areas to buildindustrial parks and to attract heavy industry. Kishiwada became famous for its glass lens production, peaking around the year 1980 with about 70 lens factories.
Kishiwada has 24 public elementary schools, 12 public middle schools and two high schools operated by the city government and three public high school operated by the Osaka Prefectural Department of Education. There is also one private high school. The prefecture also operated one special education school for the handicapped.
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