Sakura佐倉市

Sakura-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Sakura (佐倉市, Sakura-shi) is a city in Chiba Prefecture. Population 168,743 (2020 census), area 103.69 km². Borders 7 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Chiba Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

佐倉市

Reading

Sakura-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Chiba 千葉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

168,743 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.3% from 172,739

Area

103.69 km²

Density

1,627 people per km²

Households

70,279

Under 15

11.0%

65 and over

32.8%

Foreign residents

3,327 (2.0%)

Code

12212 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sakura.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Sakura. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hanamigawa Ward花見川区(Chiba)
• Wakaba Ward若葉区(Chiba)
• Yachiyo City八千代市
• Yotsukaido City四街道市
• Yachimata City八街市
• Inzai City印西市
• Shisui Town酒々井町

Questions about Sakura

Is Sakura a city or a prefecture?

Sakura (佐倉市) is a city (市, shi) in Chiba Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Sakura?

Sakura 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 Sakura?

168,743 at the 2020 census, down 2.3% from 172,739 in 2015. The area is 103.69 km², which is 1,627 people per km². 70,279 households. 32.8% of residents are 65 or older and 11.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sakura?

Seven: Hanamigawa Ward (花見川区) of Chiba, Wakaba Ward (若葉区) of Chiba, Yachiyo City (八千代市), Yotsukaido City (四街道市), Yachimata City (八街市), Inzai City (印西市), and Shisui Town (酒々井町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sakura in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sakura written in Japanese?

佐倉市, read Sakura-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Sakura begin?

千葉県佐倉市… (Chiba-ken, Sakura-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.