Moriguchi 守口市
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Location of Moriguchi in Osaka
Moriguchi
Coordinates: 34°44′N 135°34′E / 34.733°N 135.567°E / 34.733; 135.567Coordinates: 34°44′N 135°34′E / 34.733°N 135.567°E / 34.733; 135.567
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka
Area
- Total	12.73 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population (January 2010)
- Total	146,524
- Density	11,510/km2 (29,810.8/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Camphor Laurel
- Flower	Rhododendron indicum
Phone number	6-6992-1221
Address	2-2-5 Keihan-hondōri, Moriguchi-shi, Ōsaka-fu 570-8666
Website	City of Moriguchi

Moriguchi (守口市, Moriguchi-shi^?) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan which serves as a satellite town to Osaka.

As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 146,524 and the density of 11,510 persons per km². The total area is 12.73 km².

The city was founded on November 1, 1946.

Moriguchi has the head offices of Sanyo and Matsushita whose mailing address remains in Kadoma, but the headquarters building is located in Moriguchi.

Transportation

Railways

• Keihan Electric Railway
  • Keihan Main Line Takii Station - Doi Station - Moriguchishi Station
• Osaka Municipal Subway
  • Tanimachi Line Moriguchi Station - Dainichi Station
• Osaka Monorail
  • Main Line Dainichi Station

Roads

Keihan Moriguchi Station and Keihan department store

• Kinki Expressway
• Hanshin Expressway
• Route 1
• Route 163

In popular culture

• Jpop singer Ayaka was born in Moriguchi.

Sister and Friendship cities

• Toyo, Kochi, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1981
• Takashima, Shiga, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1981 (with former Adogawa town)
• Katsuragi, Wakayama, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 2005 (with former Hanazono town)
• New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada - Sister city agreement concluded in 1963
• Zhongshan, Guangdong, China - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1988

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