Hirakata [city] - Hirakata

Japanese: 枚方[市] - ひらかた

A city in northern Osaka Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1947. The city center is located on the left bank of the Yodo River. In the early modern period, it prospered as a post town on the Kyoto Highway and as a river port on the Yodo River. After the opening of the Keihan Electric Railway in 1910, it developed into a residential area. The Keihan Katano Line branches off from the Keihan Main Line and the Katamachi Line runs through the area. In recent years, large housing complexes such as Kori New Town and industrial complexes for metals, machinery, textiles, furniture, etc. have been built, and the area has become rapidly urbanized. It is home to the remains of Baekje Temple (a special historic site), Makino Kurumazuka Tomb (historic site), and Hirakata Park, famous for its chrysanthemum dolls. It has ^{an area of 65.12 km2} and a population of 407,978 (2010).

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Japanese:

大阪府北部の市。1947年市制。中心市街は淀川左岸に位置し，近世には京街道の宿場町，淀川の河港として繁栄，1910年京阪電鉄開通後は住宅地として発展。京阪本線から京阪交野線が分岐し，片町線が通じる。近年香里ニュータウンなどの大住宅団地や金属・機械・繊維・家具などの工業団地が建設され都市化が著しい。百済寺跡（特別史跡），牧野車塚古墳（史跡），菊人形で有名な枚方パークがある。65.12km²。40万7978人（2010）。

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