Location

Osaka is located on the main island of Honshu, roughly in the center of Japan.

Population

Osaka City, which was incorporated in 1889, has a population of 2.69 million and an area of 225.21 square kilometers.

Scale
 Osaka Prefecture, which includes Osaka City (its capital) and 42 other municipalities, has a population of 8.84million and a total land mass of about 1,905 square kilometers.

 

What's special?

Although Osaka is Japan's second smallest prefecture by size, its population represents 7% of the entire nation, making it the second most populous prefecture after Tokyo.

Furthermore, 10% of all non-Japanese residents live in Osaka.