Hirakata
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Hirakata is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū.
It has been recognized as a special city since 2001.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research (2011), Table 3. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
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[change | change source] Media related to Hirakata, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons