Moriguchi, Osaka

Moriguchi

守口市
Moriguchi 守口市
City
	Flag Emblem
	Location of Moriguchi in Osaka Prefecture
	Moriguchi Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 34°44′15″N 135°33′51″E / 34.73750°N 135.56417°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Katsuki Nishibata (since August 2011)
Area
• Total	12.73 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Population (March 1, 2017)
• Total	143,877
• Density	11,000/km2 (29,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	2-2-5 Keihan-hondōri, Moriguchi-shi, Ōsaka-fu; 570-8666
Website	www.city.moriguchi.osaka.jp
Symbols
Flower	Rhododendron indicum
Tree	Camphor Laurel

Moriguchi (守口市, Moriguchi-shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan which serves as a satellite city to Osaka. The city was founded on November 1, 1946.

As of March 2017, the city has an estimated population of 143,877 and a population density of 11,000 persons per km².^[1] The total area is 12.73 km².

Moriguchi has the head offices of Panasonic and its subsidiary Sanyo.

Surrounding municipalities

Osaka Prefecture
- Osaka (Higashiyodogawa-ku, Asahi-ku, Tsurumi-ku)
- Settsu
- Kadoma
- Neyagawa

Transportation

Railways

Roads

Kinki Expressway
Hanshin Expressway
Route 1
Route 163

In popular culture

J-pop singer Ayaka was born in Moriguchi.

Sister and Friendship cities

Tōyō, Kōchi, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1981
Takashima, Shiga, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1981 (with former Adogawa town)
Katsuragi, Wakayama, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 2005 (with former Hanazono town)
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada - Sister city agreement concluded in 1963
Zhongshan, Guangdong, China - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1988