Sakai境町

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

Sakai (境町, Sakai-machi) is a town in Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 24,201 (2020 census), area 46.59 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Sashima District, Ibaraki 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

境町

Reading

Sakai-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Sashima District 猿島郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Ibaraki 茨城県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

24,201 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.3% from 24,517

Area

46.59 km²

Density

519 people per km²

Households

8,722

Under 15

12.1%

65 and over

29.1%

Foreign residents

904 (3.7%)

Code

08546 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ibaraki-sakai.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Koga City古河市
• Bando City坂東市
• Goka Town五霞町
• Noda City野田市(Chiba)

Questions about Sakai

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

Sakai (境町) is a town (町, machi) in Ibaraki 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 Sashima District (猿島郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Sakai?

Sakai is in Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県), 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 Sakai?

24,201 at the 2020 census, down 1.3% from 24,517 in 2015. The area is 46.59 km², which is 519 people per km². 8,722 households. 29.1% of residents are 65 or older and 12.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sakai?

Four: Koga City (古河市), Bando City (坂東市), Goka Town (五霞町), and Noda City (野田市) in Chiba. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sakai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sakai written in Japanese?

境町, read Sakai-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 Sakai begin?

茨城県猿島郡境町… (Ibaraki-ken, Sashima-gun, Sakai-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.