Sakata酒田市

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

Sakata (酒田市, Sakata-shi) is a city in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 100,273 (2020 census), area 602.97 km². Borders 8 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

酒田市

Reading

Sakata-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

100,273 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.6% from 106,244

Area

602.97 km²

Density

166 people per km²

Households

39,402

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

36.2%

Foreign residents

512 (0.5%)

Code

06204 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sakata.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Sakata. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yurihonjo City由利本荘市(Akita)
• Tsuruoka City鶴岡市
• Mamurogawa Town真室川町
• Sakegawa Village鮭川村
• Tozawa Village戸沢村
• Mikawa Town三川町
• Shonai Town庄内町
• Yuza Town遊佐町

Questions about Sakata

Is Sakata a city or a prefecture?

Sakata (酒田市) 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 Sakata?

Sakata 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 Sakata?

100,273 at the 2020 census, down 5.6% from 106,244 in 2015. The area is 602.97 km², which is 166 people per km². 39,402 households. 36.2% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sakata?

Eight: Yurihonjo City (由利本荘市) in Akita, Tsuruoka City (鶴岡市), Mamurogawa Town (真室川町), Sakegawa Village (鮭川村), Tozawa Village (戸沢村), Mikawa Town (三川町), Shonai Town (庄内町), and Yuza Town (遊佐町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sakata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sakata written in Japanese?

酒田市, read Sakata-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 Sakata begin?

山形県酒田市… (Yamagata-ken, Sakata-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.