Saiki佐伯市

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

Saiki (佐伯市, Saiki-shi) is a city in Ōita Prefecture. Population 66,851 (2020 census), area 903.14 km². Borders 5 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Ōita 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

佐伯市

Reading

Saiki-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Ōita 大分県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

66,851 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.4% from 72,211

Area

903.14 km²

Density

74 people per km²

Households

28,716

Under 15

10.4%

65 and over

41.2%

Foreign residents

339 (0.5%)

Code

44205 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.saiki.oita.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Saiki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Usuki City臼杵市
• Tsukumi City津久見市
• Bungoono City豊後大野市
• Nobeoka City延岡市(Miyazaki)
• Hinokage Town日之影町(Miyazaki)

Questions about Saiki

Is Saiki a city or a prefecture?

Saiki (佐伯市) is a city (市, shi) in Ōita Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Saiki?

Saiki is in Ōita Prefecture (大分県), 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 Saiki?

66,851 at the 2020 census, down 7.4% from 72,211 in 2015. The area is 903.14 km², which is 74 people per km². 28,716 households. 41.2% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Saiki?

Five: Usuki City (臼杵市), Tsukumi City (津久見市), Bungoono City (豊後大野市), Nobeoka City (延岡市) in Miyazaki, and Hinokage Town (日之影町) in Miyazaki. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Saiki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Saiki written in Japanese?

佐伯市, read Saiki-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 Saiki begin?

大分県佐伯市… (Ōita-ken, Saiki-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.