Saito西都市

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

Saito (西都市, Saito-shi) is a city in Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 28,610 (2020 census), area 438.79 km². Borders 8 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Miyazaki 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

西都市

Reading

Saito-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Miyazaki 宮崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

28,610 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.8% from 30,683

Area

438.79 km²

Density

65 people per km²

Households

11,783

Under 15

11.5%

65 and over

38.3%

Foreign residents

94 (0.3%)

Code

45208 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.saito.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Saito. Borders across water are not counted.

• Miyazaki City宮崎市
• Kunitomi Town国富町
• Takanabe Town高鍋町
• Shintomi Town新富町
• Nishimera Village西米良村
• Kijo Town木城町
• Shiiba Village椎葉村
• Misato Town美郷町

Questions about Saito

Is Saito a city or a prefecture?

Saito (西都市) is a city (市, shi) in Miyazaki Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Saito?

Saito is in Miyazaki Prefecture (宮崎県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Saito?

28,610 at the 2020 census, down 6.8% from 30,683 in 2015. The area is 438.79 km², which is 65 people per km². 11,783 households. 38.3% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Saito?

Eight: Miyazaki City (宮崎市), Kunitomi Town (国富町), Takanabe Town (高鍋町), Shintomi Town (新富町), Nishimera Village (西米良村), Kijo Town (木城町), Shiiba Village (椎葉村), and Misato Town (美郷町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Saito in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Saito written in Japanese?

西都市, read Saito-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 Saito begin?

宮崎県西都市… (Miyazaki-ken, Saito-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.