Osaka metropolitan area

metropolitan area in Japan
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Osaka metropolitan area

Summary

Osaka metropolitan area is a metropolitan area[1]. It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Osaka metropolitan area is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Osaka metropolitan area is on the body of water Osaka Bay[4].
  • Osaka metropolitan area is on the body of water Yodo River[5].
  • Osaka metropolitan area's instance of is recorded as metropolitan area[6].
  • Osaka metropolitan area's shares border with is recorded as Kyoto metropolitan area[7].
  • Osaka metropolitan area's shares border with is recorded as Kobe metropolitan area[8].
  • Osaka metropolitan area is part of five major metropolitan areas in Japan[9].
  • Osaka metropolitan area's Commons category is recorded as Kansai region[10].
  • Osaka metropolitan area comprises Osaka[11].
  • Osaka metropolitan area comprises Sakai[12].
  • Osaka metropolitan area comprises Moriguchi[13].
  • Osaka metropolitan area comprises Kadoma[14].
  • Osaka metropolitan area comprises Higashiōsaka-shi[15].
  • Osaka metropolitan area's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 34.7, 'longitude': 135.5}[16].
  • Osaka metropolitan area's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Greater Osaka Area[17].
  • Osaka metropolitan area has a population of {'amount': '+12238814'}[18].
  • Osaka metropolitan area has a population of {'amount': '+12078820'}[19].
  • Osaka metropolitan area has a population of {'amount': '+11170018'}[20].
  • Osaka metropolitan area has a population of {'amount': '+11842283'}[21].
  • Osaka metropolitan area has a population of {'amount': '+12116540'}[22].
  • Osaka metropolitan area has a population of {'amount': '+9891930'}[23].
  • Osaka metropolitan area has a population of {'amount': '+8613955'}[24].
  • Osaka metropolitan area's name in kana is recorded as おおさかとしけん[25].
  • Osaka metropolitan area covers an area of {'amount': '+4291.37'}[26].
  • Osaka metropolitan area's nominal GDP is recorded as {'amount': '+45362486066000'}[27].

Body

Geography

Osaka metropolitan area is in the country of Japan[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Osaka Bay[4], a bay[28], in Japan[29] and Yodo River[5], a river[30], in Japan[31]. It is part of five major metropolitan areas in Japan[9].

Physical Characteristics

Osaka metropolitan area covers an area of {'amount': '+4291.37'}[26]. Population counts include {'amount': '+12238814'}[18], {'amount': '+12078820'}[19], {'amount': '+11170018'}[20], {'amount': '+11842283'}[21], {'amount': '+12116540'}[22], and {'amount': '+9891930'}[23].

Designation and Status

Osaka metropolitan area's instance of is recorded as metropolitan area[6].

Why It Matters

Osaka metropolitan area is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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  2. 20w ago · PresentlySuraye3 · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Locator map image → Osaka Metropolitan Employment Area 2020.png
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/122blzxs
    Population → {'amount': '+12238814'}, {'amount': '+12078820'}, {'amount': '+11170018'} +4
    Located in time zone → —
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