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Amagasaki (尼崎市, Amagasaki-shi) is an industrial city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1916. Its population is around 460,000, below its peak of over 554,000 in 1971.[citation needed]

Amagasaki
尼崎市
Core city
Amagasaki Cultural Zone
Location of Amagasaki in Hyōgo Prefecture
Amagasaki
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°44′N 135°24′E
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureHyōgo Prefecture
First official recorded4th century AD
City SettledApril 1, 1916
Government
  MayorKazumi Inamura (Greens Japan)
Area
  Total49.77 km2 (19.22 sq mi)
Population
 (April 1, 2017)
  Total450,765
  Density9,100/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address1-23-1 Higashinanamatsu-chō, Amagasaki-shi, Hyōgo-ken
660-8501
Websitewww.city.amagasaki.hyogo.jp
Symbols
FlowerOleander
TreeDogwood

As of April 2017, the city has an estimated population of 450,765 and a population density of 9,100 persons per km2.[1] The total area is 49.77 km2 (19.22 sq mi).


History


During the Edo period, the Amagasaki Domain had its administrative headquarters at Amagasaki Castle here.


Neighboring municipalities



Notable residents


Amagasaki is the hometown of comedy duo Downtown stars Masatoshi Hamada (who is originally from Naniwa-ku, Osaka) and Hitoshi Matsumoto. It is also the hometown of Formula 1 driver Kamui Kobayashi, Chiyu, the bassist of SuG, author Koushun Takami and Heath, bassist of X Japan. Hideki Irabu, an ex-MLB pitcher and Toshiaki Nishioka, a former world champion boxer, are also from this area.


Transportation



Railways


A commuter train derailed on the Fukuchiyama Line near Amagasaki on April 25, 2005, resulting in more than 100 dead and 550 injured.

JR Amagasaki Station
JR Amagasaki Station

Roads



Politics of Amagasaki


On 22 November 2010 Kazumi Inamura became the first popularly elected Greens Japan Mayor as well as the youngest popularly-elected female mayor of the city with 54% of the vote.[2]


Economy


Amagasaki is a major part of the Hanshin Industrial Region. Businesses headquartered in the city include manufacturers such as Osaka Titanium Technologies.[3] The value of manufactured goods shipments in Amagasaki was 1,288 billion yen in 2004.[4]


Education


The city has a North Korean school, Amagasaki Korean Elementary and Middle School (尼崎朝鮮初中級学校).[5] It previously had a second school, Amagasaki East Korean Elementary School (尼崎東朝鮮初級学校).[5]


Sister cities



Notable people from Amagasaki



Athletes



References


  1. "Official website of Amagasaki City" (in Japanese). Japan: Amagasaki City. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  2. "Kazumi Inamura receives 54% of the vote to become the first Green mayor elected in Japan". Global Greens. 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  3. "Company Outline." Osaka Titanium Technologies. Retrieved on March 28, 2014.
  4. http://www.city.amagasaki.hyogo.jp/sect/sanritu/ama_sangyo3.html. Retrieved 2007-03-30. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ウリハッキョ一覧. Chongryon. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.()



На других языках


[de] Amagasaki

Amagasaki (jap. 尼崎市 -shi) ist eine Großstadt in der Präfektur Hyōgo auf der japanischen Hauptinsel Honshū. Die zwischen den Städten Osaka und Kōbe in der Bucht von Osaka an der Mündung des Flusses Yodo gelegene Stadt ist Teil des Kansai-Ballungsraumes.
- [en] Amagasaki

[es] Amagasaki (Hyōgo)

La ciudad de Amagasaki (尼崎市, Amagasaki-shi?) es una ciudad localizada al extremo este de la prefectura de Hyōgo, Japón y es ciudad vecina de Osaka. Fue fundada el 1 de abril de 1916. La ciudad corresponde al 8.º distrito electoral de Hyogo.

[ru] Амагасаки

Амага́саки[2] (яп. 尼崎市 Амагасаки-си) — центральный город Японии, расположенный в префектуре Хиого. Площадь города составляет 49,97 км²[3], население — 447 512 человек (1 августа 2014)[4], плотность населения — 8955,61 чел./км². Он был основан 1 апреля 1916 года, а статус центрального получил 1 апреля 2009 года.



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