Tadaoka, Osaka

Tadaoka (忠岡町, Tadaoka-chō) is a town located in Senboku District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

Tadaoka 忠岡町
Town
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Location of Tadaoka in Osaka Prefecture
Tadaoka Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°29′N 135°24′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai Kinki
Prefecture	Osaka Prefecture
District	Senboku
Government
• Mayor	Kichie Wada
Area
• Total	4.03 km^2 (1.56 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2016)
• Total	17,187
• Density	4,300/km^2 (11,000/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Cinnamomum camphora
• Flower	Rhododendron indicum
Time zone	UTC+9 (JST)
Website	www.town.tadaoka.osaka.jp

As of October 2016, the town has an estimated population of 17,187 and a density of 4,300 persons per km². The total area is 4.03 km². It is the smallest town in Japan in terms of land area.

The residential area is located around the station and there are some factories at the seaside. There are two elementary schools, a junior high school, a library and a museum. There is no high school in this town, so all high school students go to school in neighboring cities by bicycle and train.

Culture

• Masaki Art Museum

Transportation

• Tadaoka Station

Notable people from Tadaoka

• Yoshimi Masaki, retired judoka
• Ryang Yong-gi, Japanese-born North Korean footballer
• Kenta Maeda, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher

External links

• Media related to Tadaoka, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons
• Tadaoka official website (in Japanese)