Saga佐賀市

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

Saga (佐賀市, Saga-shi) is a city in Saga Prefecture. Population 233,301 (2020 census), area 431.84 km². Borders 7 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Saga 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

佐賀市

Reading

Saga-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Saga 佐賀県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

233,301 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.3% from 236,372

Area

431.84 km²

Density

540 people per km²

Households

96,874

Under 15

13.2%

65 and over

28.5%

Foreign residents

1,697 (0.7%)

Code

41201 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.saga.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Sawara Ward早良区(Fukuoka)
• Yanagawa City柳川市(Fukuoka)
• Okawa City大川市(Fukuoka)
• Itoshima City糸島市(Fukuoka)
• Karatsu City唐津市
• Ogi City小城市
• Kanzaki City神埼市

Questions about Saga

Is Saga a city or a prefecture?

Saga (佐賀市) is a city (市, shi) in Saga Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly. Saga Prefecture (佐賀県) is the larger unit around it. On its own, the name usually means the city.

Where is Saga?

Saga is in Saga Prefecture (佐賀県), 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 Saga?

233,301 at the 2020 census, down 1.3% from 236,372 in 2015. The area is 431.84 km², which is 540 people per km². 96,874 households. 28.5% of residents are 65 or older and 13.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Saga?

Seven: Sawara Ward (早良区) of Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Yanagawa City (柳川市) in Fukuoka, Okawa City (大川市) in Fukuoka, Itoshima City (糸島市) in Fukuoka, Karatsu City (唐津市), Ogi City (小城市), and Kanzaki City (神埼市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Saga in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Saga written in Japanese?

佐賀市, read Saga-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 Saga begin?

佐賀県佐賀市… (Saga-ken, Saga-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.