Sakura桜区

Sakura-ku. The name ends in 区 (ku), the word for ward.

Sakura (桜区, Sakura-ku) is a ward of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 98,661 (2020 census), area 18.64 km². Borders 7 places.

An administrative ward of the city around it. Its ward office handles counter services such as residence registration, but the ward has no mayor and no assembly: the city's mayor and assembly govern it.

In an address this ward is in the same slot as a Tokyo special ward, which makes the two look equivalent. Only Tokyo's 23 wards are governments.

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Facts

Japanese name

桜区

Reading

Sakura-ku

Kind

Ward of a designated city (行政区): an office of the city, not a government

City

Saitama City さいたま市

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

98,661 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.8% from 97,910

Area

18.64 km²

Density

5,293 people per km²

Households

46,374

Under 15

11.2%

65 and over

24.2%

Foreign residents

2,740 (2.8%)

Code

11106 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.saitama.jp/sakura

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

7 places share a land border with Sakura, 4 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nishi Ward西区
• Omiya Ward大宮区
• Chuo Ward中央区
• Minami Ward南区
• Asaka City朝霞市
• Shiki City志木市
• Fujimi City富士見市

Questions about Sakura

Is Sakura a city?

Sakura (桜区) is a ward of Saitama (さいたま市), a designated city. It is not a government. The ward office handles counter services such as residence registration, but the ward has no mayor and no assembly of its own: the city's mayor and assembly govern it. Tokyo's 23 special wards are written with the same character, 区, and those are governments.

Where is Sakura?

Sakura is inside Saitama (さいたま市), in Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Sakura?

98,661 at the 2020 census, up 0.8% from 97,910 in 2015. The area is 18.64 km², which is 5,293 people per km². 46,374 households. 24.2% of residents are 65 or older and 11.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sakura?

Seven: Nishi Ward (西区), Omiya Ward (大宮区), Chuo Ward (中央区), Minami Ward (南区), Asaka City (朝霞市), Shiki City (志木市), and Fujimi City (富士見市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Sakura in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sakura written in Japanese?

桜区, read Sakura-ku. The last character, 区 (ku), is the word for ward, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Sakura begin?

埼玉県さいたま市桜区… (Saitama-ken, Saitama-shi, Sakura-ku, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name, then the ward name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.