Katano, Osaka
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is a city
Cities of Japan
||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...

 located in Osaka
Osaka Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...

, Japan
Japan
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.

As of 2010, the city has an estimated population
Population
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 of 77,680 and the density
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 of 3,040 persons per km². The total area is 25.55 km².

The city was founded on November 3, 1971.

Railways

  • Keihan Electric Railway
    Keihan Electric Railway
    is a Japanese railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. It is known as , or .-History:Keihan started its operation between Osaka and Kyoto in 1910. It was the first electric railway to connect these two cities, and the first line on the left bank of Yodo River...

    • Katano Line Kozu Station
      Kozu Station (Osaka)
      is a train station located in Katano, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...

       - Katano-shi Station - Kawachi-Mori Station
      Kawachi-Mori Station
      is a train station located in Katano, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:*Keihan Electric Railway**Katano Line*Connecting to Kawachi-Iwafune Station on the West Japan Railway Company Katamachi Line .-Adjacent stations:...

       - Kisaichi Station
      Kisaichi Station
      is a train station located in Katano, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...

  • West Japan Railway Company
    West Japan Railway Company
    , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...

    • Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line)
      Gakkentoshi Line
      The , nicknamed officially the , is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, Japan, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company...

       Hoshida Station
      Hoshida Station
      is a train station in Katano, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*West Japan Railway Company **Katamachi Line -Stations next to Hoshida:...

       - Kawachi-Iwafune Station
      Kawachi-Iwafune Station
      Kawachi-Iwafune Station is a train station in Katano, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*JR West**Gakkentoshi Line *Connecting to Kawachi-Mori Station on the Keihan Electric Railway Katano Line-Adjacent stations:West Japan Railway Company...


Sister cities

Collingwood
Collingwood, Ontario
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, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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- Sister city agreement concluded in 1981

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