Location: Osaka Prefecture
Kinki, Japan
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese: 大阪府
• Rōmaji: Ōsaka-fu
Country: Japan
Region: Kansai
Island: Honshu
Capital: Osaka
Government• Governor: Ichirō Matsui
Area• Total: 1,899.28 km (733.32 sq mi)
Area rank: 46th
Population (January 1, 2012)• Total: 8,864,228
• Rank: 3rd
• Density: 4,700/km (12,000/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code: JP-27
Districts: 5
Municipalities: 43
Flower: Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
Primrose (Primula sieboldii)
Tree: Ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba)
Bird: Bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)
Website: www.pref.osaka.jp/en/index.html
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Osaka Prefecture (大阪府, Ōsaka-fu) is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshu, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area. Osaka is one of the two "urban prefectures" (府, fu) of Japan, Kyoto being the other (Tokyo became a "metropolitan prefecture", or to, in 1941).
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