Sasebo佐世保市

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

Sasebo (佐世保市, Sasebo-shi) is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture. Population 243,223 (2020 census), area 426.01 km². Borders 7 places.

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

佐世保市

Reading

Sasebo-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Nagasaki 長崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

243,223 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.8% from 255,439

Area

426.01 km²

Density

571 people per km²

Households

104,053

Under 15

13.0%

65 and over

32.0%

Foreign residents

1,825 (0.8%)

Code

42202 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sasebo.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Sasebo. Borders across water are not counted.

• Imari City伊万里市(Saga)
• Arita Town有田町(Saga)
• Hirado City平戸市
• Matsura City松浦市
• Kawatana Town川棚町
• Hasami Town波佐見町
• Saza Town佐々町

Questions about Sasebo

Is Sasebo a city or a prefecture?

Sasebo (佐世保市) 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 Sasebo?

Sasebo 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 Sasebo?

243,223 at the 2020 census, down 4.8% from 255,439 in 2015. The area is 426.01 km², which is 571 people per km². 104,053 households. 32.0% of residents are 65 or older and 13.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sasebo?

Seven: Imari City (伊万里市) in Saga, Arita Town (有田町) in Saga, Hirado City (平戸市), Matsura City (松浦市), Kawatana Town (川棚町), Hasami Town (波佐見町), and Saza Town (佐々町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sasebo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sasebo written in Japanese?

佐世保市, read Sasebo-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 Sasebo begin?

長崎県佐世保市… (Nagasaki-ken, Sasebo-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.