Sabae鯖江市

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

Sabae (鯖江市, Sabae-shi) is a city in Fukui Prefecture. Population 68,302 (2020 census), area 84.59 km². Borders 3 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Fukui 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
鯖江市
Reading
Sabae-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Fukui 福井県
Region
Chūbu 中部
Population
68,302 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
0.0% from 68,284
Area
84.59 km²
Density
807 people per km²
Households
23,915
Under 15
14.1%
65 and over
27.6%
Foreign residents
871 (1.3%)
Code
18207 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.sabae.fukui.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Sabae. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Sabae

Is Sabae a city or a prefecture?
Sabae (鯖江市) is a city (市, shi) in Fukui Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Sabae?
Sabae is in Fukui Prefecture (福井県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
What is the population of Sabae?
68,302 at the 2020 census, unchanged from 68,284 in 2015. The area is 84.59 km², which is 807 people per km². 23,915 households. 27.6% of residents are 65 or older and 14.1% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Sabae?
Three: Fukui City (福井市), Echizen City (越前市), and Echizen Town (越前町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sabae in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Sabae written in Japanese?
鯖江市, read Sabae-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 Sabae begin?
福井県鯖江市… (Fukui-ken, Sabae-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.

Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.