Saikai西海市

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

Saikai (西海市, Saikai-shi) is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture. Population 26,275 (2020 census), area 241.6 km². Borders 1 place.

A city (市 / shi) in Nagasaki 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

西海市

Reading

Saikai-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Nagasaki 長崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

26,275 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.4% from 28,691

Area

241.6 km²

Density

109 people per km²

Households

11,180

Under 15

10.8%

65 and over

38.8%

Foreign residents

458 (1.7%)

Code

42212 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.saikai.nagasaki.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

One place shares a land border with Saikai. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nagasaki City長崎市

Questions about Saikai

Is Saikai a city or a prefecture?

Saikai (西海市) is a city (市, shi) in Nagasaki Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Saikai?

Saikai is in Nagasaki Prefecture (長崎県), 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 Saikai?

26,275 at the 2020 census, down 8.4% from 28,691 in 2015. The area is 241.6 km², which is 109 people per km². 11,180 households. 38.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Saikai?

One: Nagasaki City (長崎市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Saikai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Saikai written in Japanese?

西海市, read Saikai-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 Saikai begin?

長崎県西海市… (Nagasaki-ken, Saikai-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.