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Takatsuki 高槻市 | |||||||
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 Location of Takatsuki in Osaka Prefecture | |||||||
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  Takatsuki Location in Japan | |||||||
| Coordinates:34°50′46″N135°37′03″E / 34.84611°N 135.61750°E /34.84611; 135.61750 | |||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||
| Region | Kansai | ||||||
| Prefecture | Osaka | ||||||
| Government | |||||||
| • Mayor | Takeshi Hamada | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
• Total | 105.29 km2 (40.65 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population (March 31, 2023) | |||||||
• Total | 348,020 | ||||||
| • Density | 3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi) | ||||||
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) | ||||||
| City hall address | 2-1 Tōen-chō, Takatsuki-shi, Ōsaka-fu 569-0067 | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
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| Flower | Deutzia | ||||||
| Tree | Zelkova serrata | ||||||
Takatsuki (高槻市,Takatsuki-shi) is acity inOsaka Prefecture,Japan. As of 31 March 2023[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 348,020 in 164,494 households and apopulation density of 3.300 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 105.29 square kilometres (40.65 sq mi).
Takatsuki is located in the northeastern part of Osaka Prefecture.[2] The city is approximately 10.4 kilometers east-to-west and 22.7 kilometers north-to-south. The north is bounded by the Hokusetsu mountain range and the south by theYodo River, and the topography is high in the north and low in the south. The highest elevation in the city is 678.7 meters at Mt. Ponpon, and the lowest elevation is 3.3 meters at the Yodogawa riverbed in Hashiramoto. Takatsuki is 21.2 kilometers from central Osaka and 21.6 kilometers from central Kyoto. Two-thirds of the city area is zoned as urbanization control areas where development is restricted, and much of the forest and farmland remains.
Takatsuki has ahumid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa) with very warm summers and cool winters. The average annual temperature in Takatsuki is 14.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1690 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 26.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.8 °C.[3]
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Takatsuki is as follows.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1930 | 5,980 | — |
| 1940 | 31,011 | +418.6% |
| 1950 | 43,321 | +39.7% |
| 1960 | 79,043 | +82.5% |
| 1970 | 231,129 | +192.4% |
| 1980 | 340,720 | +47.4% |
| 1990 | 359,867 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 357,438 | −0.7% |
| 2010 | 358,669 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 352,876 | −1.6% |
The area of Takatsuki was part of northernSettsu Province and has been continuously settled since theJapanese Paleolithic period. Remains from theYayoi period andKofun period are plentiful, including theImashirozuka Kofun and the Mishima Kofun cluster. The place name 'Takatsuki' first appeared in historical materials around the 14th century, during theKamakura period, in a list of manors belonging toKasuga Shrine inNara. During theMuromachi period, the area was a stronghold of theIkkō-ikki movement, and in theSengoku period was under the control of the warlordsMiyoshi Nagayoshi andTakayama Ukon. During theEdo Period,Takatsuki Domain changed hands between severalfudai daimyō clans and ajōkamachi developed aroundTakatsuki Castle. Takatsuki Village was established within Shimakami District, Osaka with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, and elevated to town status on October 14, 1898. Takatsuki grew by annexing neighboring villages in the 1930s, and was elevated to city status on January 1, 1943. Takatsuki annexed the village of Abuno in 1448, Goryo in 1950, Sankamaki in 1955, Tomita in 1956 and the village of Kashida from Minamikuwata District, Kyoto in 1958. On April 1, 2003, Takatsuki was designated aCore city with increased local autonomy.
Takatsuki has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 34 members. Takatsuki contributes four members to the Osaka Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Osaka 10th district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Takatsuki is a regional commercial center. As it is situated almost directly between Kyoto and Osaka. Owing to the convenience of being 13 and 15 minutes by train from these two cities respectively, the city prospered and has developed with increasing rapidity to become one of the biggestcommuter towns in the area, serving both Kyoto and Osaka.
Takatsuki has 40 public elementary schools and 18 public junior high schools and four public high schools operated by the Osaka Prefectural Board of Education. There are also three private combined middle/high schools. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped. TheOsaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University and theHeian Jogakuin University are based in Takatsuki.
Hankyu Railway -Hankyu Kyoto Main Line
Masuda,Shimane, Japan, sister city agreement since 1971 (with formerHikimi town)Wakasa,Mikatakaminaka District,Fukui, Japan, sister city agreement since 1993 (with formerMikata town)
Manila, Philippines, sister city agreement since 1979
Changzhou,Jiangsu, China, sister city agreement since 1987
Toowoomba,Queensland, Australia, sister city agreement since 1991Culturally, Takatsuki is renowned for its Imashirozuka Kofun (burial mound). Earthenware funerary objects (haniwa) discovered around this mound include figurines of warriors almost certainly placed with a protective purpose (The form of such a warrior was used as the design basis for the city's official mascot character, Hanitan).
Takatsuki is also known for its TakatsukiJazz Festival, held every year inGolden Week . This is a two-day extravaganza of live jazz featuring over 300 acts, involving over 3,000 artists, who perform in 72 different locations in and around the central business district.
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