Senboku New Town Explained

Senboku New Town
Settlement Type:Neighborhood
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Japan
Subdivision Type1:Prefecture
Subdivision Name1:Osaka Prefecture
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Sakai City
Izumi City
Established Title:Development period
Established Date:December 1965 - March 1983
Population As Of:Japan Resident Registry
Population Total:Sakai City area 116,367
Footnotes:cf.[1]
Named For:Northern part of Izumi Province

is an area in the Minami Ward of Sakai, Osaka and Izumi, Osaka, Japan. With an area of 1,557 hectares, its population is about 150,000. Sections of the New Town include Izumigaoka (population about 67,000), Toga (population about 39,000) and Komyoike (population about 36,000). The area is served by the Semboku Rapid Railway.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Efforts toward a "sustainable development town" in the Senboku New Town area. Overview of Senboku New Town. Sakai City. 20 February 2022. Japanese. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20220220034626/https://smartcity-partners.osaka/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/senboku_koremade.pdf. 20 February 2022. live.