Map of Osaka City 大阪地图

Osaka City consists of 24 administrative districts, and the city seat is Nakanoshima, Kita-ku. It has many rivers and moats in the city area, and is nicknamed the “water city” because of the development of port functions and river transportation historically.

In the “Most Liveable City” ranking (2023 edition) by the Economist Intelligence Unit, a research institute in the United Kingdom, Osaka City is ranked 10th in the world and 1st in Asia, after Geneva and Toronto. Reasons for the evaluation include rational urban design, public safety, prices, advanced education, medical care, and transportation, and the low threat of terrorism.

Looking at the changes from 2015 to 2020 by administrative division, all six wards of central Osaka increased (the three wards of Nishi, Kita, and Chuoh increased by 10% or more, and the three wards of Fukushima, Tennoji, and Naniwa increased by 5% or more), indicating a remarkable return to the city center. The nine wards of the surrounding wards increased (Higashinari, Yodogawa, Abeno, Miyakojima, Joto, Higashi-Sumiyoshi, Tsurumi, Higashi-Yodogawa, and Nishi-Yodogawa) (Higashinari Ward increased by 5% or more)

大阪市由24個行政區組成，市政府所在地位於北區的中之島。市區內有許多河流和護城河，因歷史上港口功能和河流運輸的發展而被稱為“水都”。

在英國研究機構經濟學人智庫（Economist Intelligence Unit）2023年版的“最宜居城市”排名中，大阪市位列全球第10，亞洲第1，僅次於日內瓦和多倫多。評價的原因包括合理的城市設計、公共安全、物價水平、先進的教育、醫療和交通設施，以及低恐怖主義威脅。

從2015年到2020年的行政區變化來看，大阪市中心的六個區（西區、北區和中央區增長超過10%，福島區、天王寺區和浪速區增長超過5%）均有所增加，顯示出市中心的顯著回歸。周邊的九個區（東成區、淀川區、阿倍野區、宮古島區、城都區、東住吉區、鶴見區、東淀川區和西淀川區）也有所增加（其中東成區增長超過5%）。