Osaka Prefectur

Osaka Prefecture

大阪府
Japanese transcription(s)
 • Japanese大阪府
 • RōmajiŌsaka-fu
Official logo of Osaka Prefecture
Seembol
Location of Osaka Prefecture
Coordinates: 34°41′11″N 135°31′12″E / 34.68639°N 135.52000°E / 34.68639; 135.52000Coordinates: 34°41′11″N 135°31′12″E / 34.68639°N 135.52000°E / 34.68639; 135.52000
KintraJapan
RegionKansai
IslandHonshu
CaipitalOsaka
Govrenment
 • GovrenorIchiro Matsui
Area
 • Total1899.28 km2 (733.32 sq mi)
Area rank46t
Population
 (1 Januar 2012)
 • Total8,864,228
 • Rank3rd
 • Density4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeJP-27
Destricts5
Municipalities43
FlouerJapanese apricot (Prunus mume)
Primrose (Primula sieboldii)
TreeGinkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba)
BirdBull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)
Websitewww.pref.osaka.jp/en

Osaka Prefectur (大阪府, Ōsaka-fu) is a prefectur locatit in the Kansai region on Honshu, the main island o Japan.[1] The caipital is the ceety o Osaka. It is the centre o Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto aurie.[2]

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Osaka-fu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 759 at Google Books; "Kansai" in p. 477 at Google Books.
  2. Nussbaum, "Osaka" in p. 759 at Google Books.

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