Sagae寒河江市

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

Sagae (寒河江市, Sagae-shi) is a city in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 40,189 (2020 census), area 139.03 km². Borders 7 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Yamagata 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

寒河江市

Reading

Sagae-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

40,189 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.6% from 41,256

Area

139.03 km²

Density

289 people per km²

Households

13,654

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

32.1%

Foreign residents

357 (0.9%)

Code

06206 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sagae.yamagata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Murayama City村山市
• Tendo City天童市
• Nakayama Town中山町
• Kahoku Town河北町
• Nishikawa Town西川町
• Oe Town大江町
• Okura Village大蔵村

Questions about Sagae

Is Sagae a city or a prefecture?

Sagae (寒河江市) is a city (市, shi) in Yamagata Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Sagae?

Sagae is in Yamagata Prefecture (山形県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Sagae?

40,189 at the 2020 census, down 2.6% from 41,256 in 2015. The area is 139.03 km², which is 289 people per km². 13,654 households. 32.1% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sagae?

Seven: Murayama City (村山市), Tendo City (天童市), Nakayama Town (中山町), Kahoku Town (河北町), Nishikawa Town (西川町), Oe Town (大江町), and Okura Village (大蔵村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sagae in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sagae written in Japanese?

寒河江市, read Sagae-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 Sagae begin?

山形県寒河江市… (Yamagata-ken, Sagae-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.