Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu, Japan, and the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture. It is the largest component of the Keihanshin metropolitan area, the second largest metropolitan area in Japan. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Connections
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Japan, Countries Osaka is a city in Japan.
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osaka is associated with osaka-prefecture.
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osaka is the capital of osaka-prefecture.
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was based in Osaka
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1. Osaka (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, population
Estimated population as of October 1, 2025: 2,816,247
Infobox, area
Area Total 225.21 km2 (86.95 sq mi)
Infobox, coordinates
34.69389 degrees N 135.50222 degrees E
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Osaka (Japanese: 大阪市, Hepburn: Ōsaka-shi; pronounced [òó.sá.ká.ɕì, óó.-]; commonly just 大阪, Ōsaka [òó.sá.ká, óó.-] ) is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the second biggest prefectural city, third-most populous city proper in Japan, following the special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama.
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P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 20 m
P571 (inception)
inception 1889
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View the Source3. GeoNames: Osaka - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1853909
34.69379 135.50107 P PPLA JP 32 1853897 27127 2753862 4 Asia/Tokyo
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 4 m
View the Source 4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.75, 135.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.75, 135.75
34.75 135.75 Cfa
Wikidata: Osaka
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