Suita 吹田市 | |
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 Suita City Hall | |
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 Location of Suita in Osaka Prefecture | |
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  Suita Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:34°45′34″N135°31′1″E / 34.75944°N 135.51694°E /34.75944; 135.51694 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Osaka |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Keiji Goto (since May 2015) |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.09 km2 (13.93 sq mi) |
| Population (March 31, 2023) | |
• Total | 381,238 |
| • Density | 11,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 1-3-40 Izumichō, Suita-shi, Osaka-fu 564-8550 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Satsuki azalea |
| Tree | Camphor Laurel |
Suita (吹田市,Suita-shi) is acity located inOsaka Prefecture,Japan. As of 31 March 2023[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 381,238 in 182636 households and apopulation density of 11,000 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 36.09 square kilometres (13.93 sq mi). It is a suburban city ofOsaka City and a part of theKyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area.
Suita is located in northern Osaka Prefecture. The northern part of the city is occupied by the gently sloping Senri Hills, and the southern part is a plain made up of theYodo River, Aui River, Kanzaki River, and sediments carried from rivers that originate in Senri Hills. The elevation of the city ranges from 1.5 meters to 115.7 meters above sea level. The city limits are 6.4 kilometers from east-to-west and 9.6 kilometers from north-to-south. In the past, the sea was right next to the city, and place names such as Toyotsu and Takahama still remain today. The Ani River runs through the southern edge of the city limits, and the Kanzaki River flows from east to west.
Osaka Prefecture
Suita has aHumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Suita is 15.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.6 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Suita has risen steadily over the past century.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1940 | 66,094 | — |
| 1950 | 78,415 | +18.6% |
| 1960 | 120,203 | +53.3% |
| 1970 | 257,590 | +114.3% |
| 1980 | 326,968 | +26.9% |
| 1990 | 342,179 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 346,145 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 351,771 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 376,101 | +6.9% |
The area of the modern city of Suita was within ancientSettsu Province, and has been continuously inhabited since theJapanese Paleolithic period. In 785 AD,Wake no Kiyomaro constructed a canal between the Yodo River and the Kanzaki River in what is now Suita, and from theHeian period, the area was occupied byshōen landed estates of the nobility and the imperial family. In theEdo Period, it was divided between estates directly controlled byTokugawa shogunate and those controlled by the Imperial family. The village of Suita was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On April 1, 1896 the area became part ofMishima District, Osaka. Suita was raised to town status on April 1, 1898 and to city status on January 1, 1940. The city was the site ofExpo '70, aWorld's Fair held in 1970. On April 1, 2001 Suita was designated aSpecial city with increased local autonomy.
Suita has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 36 members. Suita contributes four members to theOsaka Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Osaka 7th district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Suita is a regional commercial center and distribution hub for northern Osaka. Due to its proximity to the Osaka metropolitan area, it is also acommuter town. The city also has a growing and very diverse industrial base.
Suita has 38 public elementary schools and 18 public middle schools operated by the city government and one elementary school and one junior high school operated by Osaka City. Suita has five public high schools operated by the Osaka Prefectural Department of Education. There are also two private combined middle/high schools and one private high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.
Hankyu RailwayHankyu Kyoto Line
Hankyu RailwayHankyu Senri Line
Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, since July 20, 1982[4]
Canterbury-Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia, since May 12, 2016[5]Suita was involved in Bankstown's first international sister city in March 1989.[6]
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