Sakurai桜井市

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

Sakurai (桜井市, Sakurai-shi) is a city in Nara Prefecture. Population 54,857 (2020 census), area 98.91 km². Borders 7 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Nara 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

桜井市

Reading

Sakurai-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Nara 奈良県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

54,857 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.2% from 57,244

Area

98.91 km²

Density

555 people per km²

Households

22,011

Under 15

11.6%

65 and over

32.1%

Foreign residents

624 (1.1%)

Code

29206 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sakurai.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nara City奈良市
• Tenri City天理市
• Kashihara City橿原市
• Uda City宇陀市
• Tawaramoto Town田原本町
• Asuka Village明日香村
• Yoshino Town吉野町

Questions about Sakurai

Is Sakurai a city or a prefecture?

Sakurai (桜井市) is a city (市, shi) in Nara Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Sakurai?

Sakurai is in Nara Prefecture (奈良県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Sakurai?

54,857 at the 2020 census, down 4.2% from 57,244 in 2015. The area is 98.91 km², which is 555 people per km². 22,011 households. 32.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sakurai?

Seven: Nara City (奈良市), Tenri City (天理市), Kashihara City (橿原市), Uda City (宇陀市), Tawaramoto Town (田原本町), Asuka Village (明日香村), and Yoshino Town (吉野町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sakurai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sakurai written in Japanese?

桜井市, read Sakurai-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 Sakurai begin?

奈良県桜井市… (Nara-ken, Sakurai-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.