Hirakata City

Osaka Prefecture · City

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Hirakata City is a core city (a mid-sized city with expanded powers) of Kitakawachi along the Yodo River, and in the Edo period it had Hirakata-juku, a post town on the Kyo Kaido road. It has "Hirakata Park," Japan's oldest existing amusement park, and is also known for its ties to the Tanabata legend. Traces of ancient immigrant clans remain, such as Kudarao Shrine.

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Population: 388,860 56th in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −2.1% 1,379th in Japanfrom 397,289 in 2020
Area: 65.12 km² 1,184th in Japan
Population density: 5,971 people/km² 81st in Japan

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.

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