Settsu, Osaka

Settsu

摂津市
Settsu 摂津市
City
	Settsu City Hall
	Camphor Laurel

Settsu (摂津市, Settsu-shi) is a

Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area

.

Geography

Settsu is located on the right bank of the

Tokaido Main Line (JR Kyoto Line) run east–west through the northern end of the city, and the Osaka Monorail runs north–south through the center of the city. The Yodo River flows from the northeast to the west at the southern end of the city, and the Kanzaki River splits from the Yodo River at the boundary with Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka

at the southwestern end. In addition, the Ai River flows east and west through the center of the city. The whole city is flat with alluvial plains made up of deposits from the Yodo and Ai rivers, and there are no mountains or hills.

Neighboring municipalities

Osaka Prefecture

Climate

Settsu has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Settsu is 15.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.7 °C.^[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[3] the population of Settsu has remained relatively steady over the past 50 years.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1960	24,360	—
1970	60,116	+146.8%
1980	80,684	+34.2%
1990	87,453	+8.4%
2000	85,065	−2.7%
2010	83,696	−1.6%

History

The area of the modern city of Settsu was within ancient

Meiji restoration

, the village of Mishima was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Mishima merged with Torikai and Mibu villages to form the town of Mishima on September 30, 1956. On November 1, 1966 Mishima was raised to city status and changed its name to Settsu.

Government

Settsu has a

Diet of Japan

.

Economy

Settsu was traditionally known for a variety of

Hankyu Railway

.

Education

Settsu has ten public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the city government and one public high school operated by the Osaka Prefectural Department of Education. There are also one private middle school and two private high schools. The prefecture also operates two special education schools for the handicapped. The Osaka University of Human Sciences and the Osaka Kun-ei Women's College are located in Settsu.