Sakaki坂城町

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

Sakaki (坂城町, Sakaki-machi) is a town in Nagano Prefecture. Population 14,004 (2020 census), area 53.64 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Hanishina 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

坂城町

Reading

Sakaki-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Hanishina District 埴科郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

14,004 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.8% from 14,871

Area

53.64 km²

Density

261 people per km²

Households

5,461

Under 15

11.0%

65 and over

36.1%

Foreign residents

382 (2.7%)

Code

20521 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.sakaki.nagano.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Sakaki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ueda City上田市
• Chikuma City千曲市

Questions about Sakaki

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

Sakaki (坂城町) is a town (町, machi) in Nagano 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 Hanishina District (埴科郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Sakaki?

Sakaki 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 Sakaki?

14,004 at the 2020 census, down 5.8% from 14,871 in 2015. The area is 53.64 km², which is 261 people per km². 5,461 households. 36.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sakaki?

Two: Ueda City (上田市) and Chikuma City (千曲市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sakaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sakaki written in Japanese?

坂城町, read Sakaki-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 Sakaki begin?

長野県埴科郡坂城町… (Nagano-ken, Hanishina-gun, Sakaki-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.