Sakaiminato境港市

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

Sakaiminato (境港市, Sakaiminato-shi) is a city in Tottori Prefecture. Population 32,740 (2020 census), area 29.11 km². Borders 3 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Tottori 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

境港市

Reading

Sakaiminato-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Tottori 鳥取県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

32,740 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.2% from 34,174

Area

29.11 km²

Density

1,125 people per km²

Households

13,128

Under 15

12.0%

65 and over

32.9%

Foreign residents

502 (1.5%)

Code

31204 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sakaiminato.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Sakaiminato. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yonago City米子市
• Matsue City松江市(Shimane)
• Yasugi City安来市(Shimane)

Questions about Sakaiminato

Is Sakaiminato a city or a prefecture?

Sakaiminato (境港市) is a city (市, shi) in Tottori Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Sakaiminato?

Sakaiminato is in Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Sakaiminato?

32,740 at the 2020 census, down 4.2% from 34,174 in 2015. The area is 29.11 km², which is 1,125 people per km². 13,128 households. 32.9% of residents are 65 or older and 12.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sakaiminato?

Three: Yonago City (米子市), Matsue City (松江市) in Shimane, and Yasugi City (安来市) in Shimane. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sakaiminato in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sakaiminato written in Japanese?

境港市, read Sakaiminato-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 Sakaiminato begin?

鳥取県境港市… (Tottori-ken, Sakaiminato-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.