Editing Suita

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Suita
| official_name = 
| native_name = {{nobold|吹田市}}
| native_name_lang = ja
| settlement_type = [[Core cities of Japan|Core city]]
| other_name = 
| image_skyline = Suita City hall.JPG
| image_caption = Suita City Hall
| image_flag = Flag of Suita, Osaka.svg
| image_seal = Emblem of Suita, Osaka.svg
| image_map1 = Suita in Osaka Prefecture Ja.svg
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| map_caption = Location of Suita in Osaka Prefecture
| pushpin_map = Japan
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|34|45|34|N|135|31|1|E|region:JP-27|display=it}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Japan
| subdivision_type1 = [[List of regions of Japan|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kansai region|Kansai]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Prefectures of Japan|Prefecture]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Japan|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = 
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Keiji Goto (since May 2015)
| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor
| leader_name1 = 
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 36.09
| population_total =381,238
| population_as_of = March 31, 2023
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = [[Japan Standard Time|JST]]
| utc_offset1 = +09:00
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 
| blank_name_sec1 = City hall address
| blank_info_sec1 = 1-3-40 Izumichō, Suita-shi, Osaka-fu 564-8550
| website = {{Official|http://www.city.suita.osaka.jp/}}
| module = {{Infobox place symbols| embedded=yes
 | tree = [[Cinnamomum camphora|Camphor Laurel]]
 | flower = [[Satsuki azalea]]
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{{nihongo|'''Suita'''|吹田市|Suita-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Osaka Prefecture]], [[Japan]].  {{As of|2023|03|31}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 381,238 in 182,636 households, and a [[population density]] of 11,000 persons per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="Suita-hp">{{cite web |url=https://www.city.suita.osaka.jp|title= Suita city official statistics|location= Japan|language= ja}}</ref> The total area of the city is {{convert|36.09|sqkm|sqmi}}. It is a suburban city of [[Osaka]] City and a part of the [[Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto|Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area]].

==Geography==
Suita is located in northern Osaka Prefecture. The northern part of the city is occupied by the gently sloping Senri Hills, and the southern part is a plain made up of the [[Yodo River]], Aui River, Kanzaki River, and sediments carried from rivers that originate in Senri Hills. The elevation of the city ranges from 1.5 meters to 115.7 meters above sea level. The city limits are 6.4 kilometers from east-to-west and 9.6 kilometers from north-to-south. In the past, the sea was right next to the city, and place names such as Toyotsu and Takahama still remain today. The Ani River runs through the southern edge of the city limits, and the Kanzaki River flows from east to west.

===Neighboring municipalities===
Osaka Prefecture
* [[Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka|Higashiyodogawa-ku]]
* [[Ibaraki, Osaka|Ibaraki]]
* [[Minoh, Osaka|Minoh]]
* [[Settsu, Osaka|Settsu]]
* [[Toyonaka, Osaka|Toyonaka]]
* [[Yodogawa-ku, Osaka|Yodogawa-ku]]

==Climate==
Suita has a [[Humid subtropical climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall.  The average annual temperature in Suita is 15.0&nbsp;°C. The average annual rainfall is 1475&nbsp;mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.9&nbsp;°C, and lowest in January, at around 3.6&nbsp;°C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/osaka-prefecture/suita-4837/ Suita climate data]</ref>

==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-osaka.php Suita population statistics]</ref> the population of Suita has risen steadily over the past century.


{{Historical populations
|1940|66,094
|1950|78,415
|1960|120,203
|1970|257,590
|1980|326,968
|1990|342,179
|2000|346,145
|2010|351,771
|2020|376,101
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| footnote = 
}}

==History==
The area of the modern city of Suita was within ancient [[Settsu Province]], and has been continuously inhabited since the [[Japanese Paleolithic]] period.  In 785 AD, [[Wake no Kiyomaro]] constructed a canal between the Yodo River and the Kanzaki River in what is now Suita, and from the [[Heian period]], the area was occupied by ''[[shōen]]'' landed estates of the nobility and the imperial family.  In the [[Edo Period]], it was divided between estates directly controlled by [[Tokugawa shogunate]] and those controlled by the Imperial family. The village of Suita was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.  On April 1, 1896 the area became part of [[Mishima District, Osaka]]. Suita was raised to town status on April 1, 1898 and to city status on January 1, 1940. The city was the site of [[Expo '70]], a [[World's Fair]] held in 1970. On April 1, 2001 Suita was designated a [[Special cities of Japan|Special city]] with increased local autonomy.

==Government==
Suita has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] city council of 36 members. Suita contributes four members to the [[Osaka Prefectural Assembly]]. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Osaka 7th district of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]]. 

==Economy==
Suita is a regional commercial center and distribution hub for northern Osaka. Due to its proximity to the Osaka metropolitan area, it is also a [[commuter town]]. The city also has a growing and very diverse industrial base.
===Major companies and industries===
* [[Asahi Breweries|Asahi]] Suita Brewery.
* [[Kanomax Japan Inc.|KANOMAX Meaurement Instruments]] Suita .
* First Headquarters of [[SNK]], the producer of [[Neo Geo (console)|Neo Geo]] arcade boards and games. Prior to moving to [[Yodogawa-ku, Osaka|Yodogawa-ku]] on March 20, 2023.

==Education==
===Universities===
* [[Kansai University]]'s main branch is located here. It is accessible through [[Kandaimae Station]] on the Hankyu Senri Line.
* [[Osaka Gakuin University]], accessible through [[Kishibe Station]] on JR Kyoto Line.
* [[Osaka University]]'s main administrative campus is hosted here, right beside the Expo Park. It is accessible via the Osaka Monorail at [[Handaibyoinmae Station]], or via Hankyu Senri Line at [[Kita-Senri Station]].
* [[Senri Kinran University]], accessible through Kita-Senri Station on Hankyu Senri Line.
* [[Yamato University]]

===Primary and secondary education===
Suita has 38 public elementary schools and 18 public middle schools operated by the city government and one elementary school and one junior high school operated by Osaka City. Suita has five public high schools operated by the Osaka Prefectural Department of Education. There are also two private combined middle/high schools and one private high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.  

==Transportation==
===Railway===
[[File:Kisibe Station.JPG|thumb|200px|right|JR Kishibe Station]]
[[File:JR logo (west).svg|20px]] [[West Japan Railway Company|JR West]] – [[JR Kyōto Line]]
* {{STN| Kishibe|x}} - {{STN|Suita|x|JR West}}
[[File:JR logo (west).svg|20px]] [[West Japan Railway Company|JR West]] – [[Osaka Higashi Line]]
* {{STN|Minami-Suita|x}} 
[[File:Hankyu Railway Logo.svg|22px]] [[Hankyu Railway]] [[Hankyu Kyoto Line]]
*{{STN|Shōjaku|x}}
[[File:Hankyu Railway Logo.svg|22px]] [[Hankyu Railway]] [[Hankyu Senri Line]]
*{{STN|Suita|x|Hankyu}} - {{STN| Toyotsu|x|Osaka}} - {{STN|Kandai-mae|x}} - {{STN|Senriyama|x}} - {{STN|Minami-Senri|x}} - {{STN|Yamada|x|Osaka}} - {{STN|Kita-Senri|x}}
[[File:Kitakyu-logo.svg|22px]] [[Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway]]
*{{STN|Momoyama-dai|x}} - Esaka
[[file:Osaka Metro logo.svg|22px]] [[Osaka Metro]] - [[Midosuji Line]] 
* {{STN|Esaka|x}}
[[File:Osaka monorail logo.svg|22px]] [[Osaka Monorail]] - [[Osaka Monorail Main Line|Main Line]]
* {{STN|Yamada|x|Osaka}} - {{STN|Bampaku-kinen-kōen|x}}
[[File:Osaka monorail logo.svg|22px]] [[Osaka Monorail]] - [[Osaka Monorail Saito Line|Saito Line]]
* {{STN|Koen-higashiguchi|x}} - {{STN|Bampaku-kinen-kōen|x}}

===Highway===
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*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|423}}
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|479}}

== Sister cities ==
*{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Moratuwa]], Sri Lanka, since July 20, 1982<ref>[http://www.city.suita.osaka.jp/home/english/1.html]" Retrieved on February 16, 2012.</ref>
*{{flagicon|Australia}} [[City of Canterbury-Bankstown|Canterbury-Bankstown]], New South Wales, Australia, since May 12, 2016<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.city.suita.osaka.jp/home/soshiki/div-toshimiryoku/bunspo/_70902/_70903.html |title=吹田市｜吹田市の姉妹都市・友好都市について教えてください。 |website=www.city.suita.osaka.jp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222053139/http://www.city.suita.osaka.jp/home/soshiki/div-toshimiryoku/bunspo/_70902/_70903.html |archive-date=2017-02-22}} </ref>

Suita was involved in Bankstown's first international sister city in March 1989.<ref name="sister">"[https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080409041858/http://www.bankstown.nsw.gov.au/default.aspx Bankstown's Sister Cities (PDF)]." Retrieved on July 20, 2007.</ref>

==Local attractions==
*[[Expo Commemoration Park]]
* The [[J-League]] soccer club [[Gamba Osaka]] plays at [[Suita City Football Stadium]].

===Museums===
* [[National Museum of Ethnology (Japan)|National Museum of Ethnology]]
* International Institute for [[Children's Literature]], Osaka<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iiclo.or.jp/ |script-title=ja:一般財団法人大阪国際児童文学振興財団|website=www.iiclo.or.jp|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref>
* [[Mingei|The Japan Folk Crafts]] Museum, Osaka<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mingeikan-osaka.or.jp/ |script-title=ja:大阪日本民芸館|website=www.mingeikan-osaka.or.jp|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref>
*Kansai University Museum
*Suita City Museum
*[[Asahi Breweries|Asahi]] Beer Museum

==Notable residents of Suita==
* [[Taro Hakase]], violinist and composer
*[[Kami Hiraiwa]], actress
*[[Akira Kasai]], politician
*[[Jiro Kuwata]], manga artist
*[[Masaki Kyomoto]], actor, singer song-writer
* [[Avi Schafer]], professional basketball player
*[[Tadashi Shimizu]], politician
*[[Eri Tokunaga (actress)|Eri Tokunaga]], actress

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Suita, Osaka}}
* [http://www.city.suita.osaka.jp Suita City official website] {{in lang|ja}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081221231511/http://www.city.suita.osaka.jp/home/english.html Suita City official website] {{in lang|en}}

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