Hirakata

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Hirakata

Total population

402,005

Air quality index

61Moderate

Coordinates34.81°, 135.65°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Hirakata is a city in northeastern Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 December 2021, the city had an estimated population of 397,681 in 183075 households and a population density of 6100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 65.12 square kilometres (25.14 sq mi).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Keisuke Honda

Japanese association football player (born 1986)

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Yosuke Ishibitsu

Japanese association football player

Y

Yūgo Ishikawa

Japanese manga artist

T

Tomomitsu Yamaguchi

Japanese actor

S

Shinya Tamaoki

Japanese association football player

O

Osaru

Japanese comedian and calligrapher

Suchi

Japanese comedian

M

Miyuki Takao

Japanese owarai tarento

M

Masahiko Ueyanagi

Japanese announcer

I

Issei Inoue

Japanese politician

N

Nariyuki Imakurusu

Japanese baseball player

Nobutaka Imamura

Japanese baseball player

S

Shōta Konno

basketball player (1985-)

K

Konomi Yoshida

Japanese singer-songwriter

Y

Yumi Natta

Japanese volleyball player

K

Kōji Ōwaki

Japanese baseball player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Osaka

• Katano
  2.5 mi away · pop. 76,389
• Takatsuki
  2.9 mi away · pop. 353,881
• Neyagawa
  3.6 mi away · pop. 233,883
• Ibaraki
  4.7 mi away · pop. 287,730
• Shimamoto
  4.8 mi away · pop. 29,983
• Shijonawate
  5.2 mi away · pop. 55,533
• Settsu
  5.7 mi away · pop. 84,727
• Kadoma
  6.3 mi away · pop. 121,936
• Daito
  7.2 mi away · pop. 121,609
• Moriguchi
  7.4 mi away · pop. 142,487
• Suita
  8.5 mi away · pop. 379,246
• Higashiosaka
  9.8 mi away · pop. 498,099

Browse all places in Osaka →

Recently spotted species

Green Chafer

Anomala albopilosa

Seen 2026-06-24

Chinese Tallow

Triadica sebifera

Seen 2026-06-23

Deielia phaon

Deielia phaon

Seen 2026-06-21

Japanese Ricefish

Oryzias latipes

Seen 2026-06-21

Lefua torrentis

Lefua torrentis

Seen 2026-06-21

American trumpet vine

Campsis radicans

Seen 2026-06-21

Japanese Fire-bellied Newt

Cynops pyrrhogaster

Seen 2026-06-21

Mallotus

Mallotus japonicus

Seen 2026-06-21

Crocothemis servilia mariannae

Crocothemis servilia mariannae

Seen 2026-06-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Hirakata, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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