Sakae栄町

Sakae-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Sakae (栄町, Sakae-machi) is a town in Chiba Prefecture. Population 20,127 (2020 census), area 32.51 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Imba District, Chiba Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

栄町

Reading

Sakae-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Imba District 印旛郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Chiba 千葉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

20,127 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.2% from 21,228

Area

32.51 km²

Density

619 people per km²

Households

8,276

Under 15

8.2%

65 and over

39.0%

Foreign residents

247 (1.2%)

Code

12329 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.sakae.chiba.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Sakae. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kawachi Town河内町(Ibaraki)
• Tone Town利根町(Ibaraki)
• Narita City成田市
• Inzai City印西市

Questions about Sakae

Is Sakae a city, a town, or a village?

Sakae (栄町) is a town (町, machi) in Chiba Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Imba District (印旛郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Sakae?

Sakae is in Chiba Prefecture (千葉県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Sakae?

20,127 at the 2020 census, down 5.2% from 21,228 in 2015. The area is 32.51 km², which is 619 people per km². 8,276 households. 39.0% of residents are 65 or older and 8.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sakae?

Four: Kawachi Town (河内町) in Ibaraki, Tone Town (利根町) in Ibaraki, Narita City (成田市), and Inzai City (印西市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sakae in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sakae written in Japanese?

栄町, read Sakae-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Sakae begin?

千葉県印旛郡栄町… (Chiba-ken, Imba-gun, Sakae-machi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.