Sakai堺市

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

Sakai (堺市, Sakai-shi) is a city and a designated city with 7 wards in Osaka Prefecture. Population 826,161 (2020 census), area 149.83 km². Borders 9 places.

The second designated city in Osaka Prefecture, with seven wards. A prefecture can have more than one designated city.

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Facts

Japanese name

堺市

Reading

Sakai-shi

Kind

City (市), designated city (政令指定都市): a local government

Prefecture

Osaka 大阪府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

826,161 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.6% from 839,310

Area

149.83 km²

Density

5,514 people per km²

Households

366,079

Under 15

12.4%

65 and over

29.1%

Foreign residents

14,891 (1.8%)

Code

27140 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sakai.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

The 7 wards of Sakai行政区

Sakai is a designated city, so it is divided into wards. Each ward has an office for counter services, and none has a mayor or an assembly. Voters in every ward elect the same city mayor.

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Sakai, counted through its wards. Borders across water are not counted.

• Sumiyoshi Ward住吉区(Osaka)
• Suminoe Ward住之江区(Osaka)
• Tondabayashi City富田林市
• Kawachinagano City河内長野市
• Matsubara City松原市
• Izumi City和泉市
• Habikino City羽曳野市
• Takaishi City高石市
• Osakasayama City大阪狭山市

Questions about Sakai

Is Sakai a city or a prefecture?

Sakai (堺市) is a city (市, shi) in Osaka Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly. It is a designated city, divided into 7 wards. The wards are offices of the city, not governments.

Where is Sakai?

Sakai is in Osaka Prefecture (大阪府), 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 Sakai?

826,161 at the 2020 census, down 1.6% from 839,310 in 2015. The area is 149.83 km², which is 5,514 people per km². 366,079 households. 29.1% of residents are 65 or older and 12.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sakai?

Nine: Sumiyoshi Ward (住吉区) of Osaka, Suminoe Ward (住之江区) of Osaka, Tondabayashi City (富田林市), Kawachinagano City (河内長野市), Matsubara City (松原市), Izumi City (和泉市), Habikino City (羽曳野市), Takaishi City (高石市), and Osakasayama City (大阪狭山市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sakai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sakai written in Japanese?

堺市, read Sakai-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 Sakai begin?

大阪府堺市… (Ōsaka-fu, Sakai-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. Then the name of one of the 7 wards. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.