Kadoma, Osaka

Coordinates: 34°44′N 135°35′E / 34.733°N 135.583°E / 34.733; 135.583
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Kadoma
門真市
City
Kadoma city
Kadoma city
Camphor Laurel
Kadoma City Hall

Kadoma (門真市, Kadoma-shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2022, the city had an estimated population of 119,069 in 63029 households and a population density of 9700 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 12.30 square kilometres (4.75 sq mi).

Geography

Kadoma is located in the east-central part of Osaka Prefecture, adjacent to the Osaka metropolis, of which it is a satellite city. The city is approximately 4.9 kilometers east–west by 4.3 kilometers north–south, with the Furukawa River running through the center.

Neighboring municipalities

Osaka Prefecture

Climate

Kadoma has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kadoma is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.2 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kadoma rose very rapidly in the 1960s peaked around 1990 and has since started a mild decline.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 8,599—    
1930 10,507+22.2%
1940 14,367+36.7%
1950 17,313+20.5%
1960 34,228+97.7%
1970 141,041+312.1%
1980 138,902−1.5%
1990 142,297+2.4%
2000 135,648−4.7%
2010 130,368−3.9%

History

The area of the modern city of Kadoma was within ancient

tenryō territory under the direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. The village of Kadoma, was established within Matta District with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On April 1, 1896 the area became part of Kitakawachi District, Osaka. On April 1,1939 Kadoma raised to town status. The neighboring villages of Owada and Shinomiya were absorbed on September 30, 1956. On August 1, 1963 Kadoma was raised to city status. Plans to merge Kadoma with the neighboring city of Moriguchi
were rejected overwhelming by local residents of both cities in 2005.

Government

Kadoma has a

Diet of Japan
.

Economy

Panasonic Corporation
headquarters

Kadoma was traditionally known as the "breadbasket" of Osaka and was especially noted for its

Panasonic Corporation, Tiger Corporation and Kaiyodo have their headquarters in Kadoma.[4][5][6]

Education

Kadoma has 14 public elementary schools and six public middle schools operated by the city government and two public high schools operated by the Osaka Prefectural Department of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.

Transportation

Railways

Keihan Electric Railway – Keihan Main Line

Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line

  • Kadomaminami

Osaka Monorail - Main Line

Highways

Twin town – sister city relations

Namihaya Dome
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan

Kadoma is twinned with:[7]

Local attractions

  • Namihaya Dome

Notable people from Kadoma

References

  1. ^ "Kadoma city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ Kadoma climate data
  3. ^ Kadoma population statistics
  4. Panasonic Corporation. Retrieved on February 15, 2011. "Head Office Location 1006, Oaza Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8501, Japan" (PDF Map Archived 2011-04-09 at the Wayback Machine, GIF Map Archived 2012-01-17 at the Wayback Machine (Direct link Archived 2010-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
    ))
  5. ^ "Company Overview of Tiger Corporation." Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved on June 8, 2018
  6. ^ "会社概要 Archived 2010-12-26 at the Wayback Machine." Kaiyodo. Retrieved on February 15, 2011. "本社所在地 〒571-0041　大阪府門真市柳町19-3."
  7. ^ "リンク集". city.kadoma.osaka.jp (in Japanese). Kadoma. Retrieved 2020-12-10.

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