Amagasaki's location in Hyōgo, Japan. |
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Amagasaki's location in Japan. |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Hyōgo |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 49.77 km2 (19.22 sq mi) |
| Population (as of April 1, 2008) | |
| Total | 460,261 |
| Density | 9,244 /km² (23,942 /sq mi) |
| Location | Coordinates: |
| Symbols | |
| Tree | Dogwood |
| Flower | Oleander |
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| Amagasaki Government Office | |
| Mayor | Aya Shirai |
| Address | 1-23-1 Higashinanamatsu-chō, Amagasaki-shi, Hyōgo-ken 660-8501 |
| Phone number | 06-6489-6880 |
| Official website: City of Amagasaki | |
Amagasaki (尼崎市 Amagasaki-shi?) is an industrial city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1916. Its population is around 460,000, but well below its peak of over 554,000 in 1971.[citation needed]
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During the Edo period, the Amagasaki Domain had its administrative headquarters at Amagasaki Castle here.
A commuter train derailed on the Fukuchiyama Line near Amagazaki on April 25, 2005, resulting in more than 100 dead and 460 injured. See Amagasaki rail crash for details.
Amagasaki is a major part of Hanshin Industrial Region. Value of manufactured goods shipments in Amagasaki,1,288 billion yen (2004 [1]. see also Hanshin Industrial Region.
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| Aioi | Akashi | Akō | Amagasaki | Asago | Ashiya | Awaji | Himeji | Itami | Kakogawa | Kasai | Katō | Kawanishi | Kobe (capital) | Miki | Minamiawaji | Nishinomiya | Nishiwaki | Ono | Sanda | Sasayama | Shisō | Sumoto | Takarazuka | Takasago | Tamba | Tatsuno | Toyooka | Yabu | |||
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| Akō | Ibo | Kako | Kanzaki | Kawabe | Mikata | Sayō | Taka | |||
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Japanese comedian DOWNTOWN is from Amagasaki.
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