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Osaka

PrefectureJP-27

Prefecture of Japan.

AsiaCapital: OsakaSub-region: KansaiLanguage: Japanese
Population
8.8M
Metros tracked
1
18.1M in metros (205%)
Composite score
75.1
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Prefecture
ISO 3166-2: JP-27
At a glance
Endonym
大阪府
Established
1868
Area
1,905 km²
Population density
4,638 /km²
Highest point
Mount Kongō (1,125 m (3,691 ft))
Legislature
Osaka Prefectural Assembly
Rank in Japan
2nd of 47 by composite score
Area rank
46th of 47 by area
Largest tracked metro
Osaka-Kyoto-Kobe

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Osaka metro footprint

1 metro
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Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

1 tracked metro

#14Osaka-Kyoto-Kobe
75.1
18.1MContinental Metro