 thumb|location of chÅ«Å-ku in osaka city   thumb|osaka business park (obp) thumb|swissotel nankai osaka , osaka is one of 23 wards of osaka, japan. it has an area of 8.88&nbsp;km2, and a population of 60,085. it houses osaka's financial district, as well as the osaka prefecture offices and principal shopping and tourist areas. ==consulates== various consulates are found in chÅ«Å-ku. the consulate-general of south korea has its own building. three consulates, consulate-general of australia, the consulate-general of the netherlands, and the consulate-general of the philippines, occupy the twenty-ninth, thirty-third, and twenty-fourth floors, respectively, of the twin21 mid tower. the consulate-general of canada is on the twelfth floor of the daisan shoho building in chÅ«Å-ku. the consulate-general of france is on the tenth floor of the crystal tower. the consulate-general of india is on the tenth floor of the semba i.s. building. the consulate-general of indonesia is on the sixth floor of the daiwa bank semba building. the consulate-general of singapore is on the fourteenth floor of the osaka kokusai building. the consulate-general of thailand is in the first, fourth, and fifth floors of the bangkok bank building. the consulate-general of the united kingdom is on the nineteenth floor of the seiko osaka building. the consulate-general of vietnam is on the tenth floor of the estate bakuro-machi building."list of consulates in kansai area." creation core higashi osaka. retrieved on january 15, 2009. ==facilities== ===osaka prefecture=== *osaka prefectural government *osaka prefectural police head station **minami police station **higashi police station *osaka contemporary art center ====mass media==== ;broadcasting stations *nhk osaka broadcasting station - otemae *yomiuri telecasting corporation - shiromi nichome (osaka business park) *tv osaka - otemae ;newspapers *nihon keizai shimbun - otemae ==economy== ===company headquarters===  *capcom"locations.&
Financial_districts Wards_of_Osaka