Sakuraさくら市

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

Sakura (さくら市, Sakura-shi) is a city in Tochigi Prefecture. Population 44,513 (2020 census), area 125.63 km². Borders 7 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Tochigi 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

さくら市

Reading

Sakura-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Tochigi 栃木県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

44,513 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.9% from 44,901

Area

125.63 km²

Density

354 people per km²

Households

16,370

Under 15

13.5%

65 and over

26.4%

Foreign residents

381 (0.9%)

Code

09214 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.tochigi-sakura.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Utsunomiya City宇都宮市
• Otawara City大田原市
• Yaita City矢板市
• Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市
• Shioya Town塩谷町
• Takanezawa Town高根沢町
• Nakagawa Town那珂川町

Questions about Sakura

Is Sakura a city or a prefecture?

Sakura (さくら市) is a city (市, shi) in Tochigi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Sakura?

Sakura is in Tochigi Prefecture (栃木県), 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?

44,513 at the 2020 census, down 0.9% from 44,901 in 2015. The area is 125.63 km², which is 354 people per km². 16,370 households. 26.4% of residents are 65 or older and 13.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sakura?

Seven: Utsunomiya City (宇都宮市), Otawara City (大田原市), Yaita City (矢板市), Nasukarasuyama City (那須烏山市), Shioya Town (塩谷町), Takanezawa Town (高根沢町), and Nakagawa Town (那珂川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sakura in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sakura written in Japanese?

さくら市, read Sakura-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 Sakura begin?

栃木県さくら市… (Tochigi-ken, Sakura-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.