Sakae栄村

Sakae-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Sakae (栄村, Sakae-mura) is a village in Nagano Prefecture. Population 1,660 (2020 census), area 271.66 km². Borders 9 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Shimominochi District, Nagano 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

栄村

Reading

Sakae-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Shimominochi District 下水内郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

1,660 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-15.0% from 1,953

Area

271.66 km²

Density

6 people per km²

Households

692

Under 15

6.2%

65 and over

54.4%

Foreign residents

15 (0.9%)

Code

20602 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.sakae.nagano.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nakanojo Town中之条町(Gunma)
• Tokamachi City十日町市(Niigata)
• Joetsu City上越市(Niigata)
• Yuzawa Town湯沢町(Niigata)
• Tsunan Town津南町(Niigata)
• Iiyama City飯山市
• Yamanochi Town山ノ内町
• Kijimadaira Village木島平村
• Nozawaonsen Village野沢温泉村

Questions about Sakae

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

Sakae (栄村) is a village (村, mura) in Nagano Prefecture. A village 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 Shimominochi District (下水内郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Sakae?

Sakae is in Nagano Prefecture (長野県), 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 Sakae?

1,660 at the 2020 census, down 15.0% from 1,953 in 2015. The area is 271.66 km², which is 6 people per km². 692 households. 54.4% of residents are 65 or older and 6.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sakae?

Nine: Nakanojo Town (中之条町) in Gunma, Tokamachi City (十日町市) in Niigata, Joetsu City (上越市) in Niigata, Yuzawa Town (湯沢町) in Niigata, Tsunan Town (津南町) in Niigata, Iiyama City (飯山市), Yamanochi Town (山ノ内町), Kijimadaira Village (木島平村), and Nozawaonsen Village (野沢温泉村). 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?

栄村, read Sakae-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Sakae begin?

長野県下水内郡栄村… (Nagano-ken, Shimominochi-gun, Sakae-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.