Kadoma, Osaka

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**Kadoma City**
**門真市**
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka Prefecture
Physical characteristics
Area	12.28 km²
Population (as of September 2006)
Total	134,453
Density	10949/km²
Symbols
Tree	Camphor Laurel
Flower	Rhododendron indicum
Kadoma City City Hall
Address	〒571-8585 1-1, Nakamachi, Kadoma-shi
Phone number	+81-6-6902-1231
Official website: Kadoma City

Kadoma (門真市, Kadoma-shi^?) is a city located in Osaka prefecture, Japan.

As of 2004, the city has an estimated population of 135,992 and the density of 11,074.26 persons per km². The total area is 12.28 km².

Kadoma is located northeast of Osaka on the Keihan Railway, and is connected to Osaka's other northern suburbs by the Osaka Monorail. The city is well-known within Japan as being the site of the headquarters of Matsushita (National/Panasonic).

The city was founded on August 1, 1963.

1 Transportation
- 1.1 Railways
- 1.2 Roads
2 Sister cities
3 External links

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Railways

Keihan Electric Railway
- Keihan Main Line Nishisanso Station - Kadoma-shi Station - Furukawabashi Station - Owada Station - Kayashima Station
Osaka Municipal Subway
- Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line Kadomaminami Station
Osaka Monorail
- Main Line Kadoma-shi Station

[edit] Roads

Kinki Expressway
Route 163

[edit] Sister cities

Namihaya-Dome（なみはやドーム）

Kami, Hyogo, Japan - Sister city agreement concluded in 1975 (with former Muraoka town)
Eindhoven, Netherlands - Sister city agreement concluded in 1967
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Sister city agreement concluded in 1973