Sakai-ku, Sakai

Sakai-ku in the city

Sakai-ku (堺区) is a ward of the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 23.69 km² and a population of 147,413. The population density is 6,223 per square kilometer.^[1]

The wards of Sakai were established when Sakai became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2006.

The city has its municipal headquarters in Sakai-ku and Sakai City Museum is located in the area.

Train stations located in Sakai-ku

• Central stations: Sakai-Higashi Station, Sakai Station, Sakai-shi Station

• West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
  • Hanwa Line: Asaka Station - Sakaishi Station - Mikunigaoka Station - Mozu Station
• Nankai Electric Railway
  • Nankai Main Line: Shichidō Station - Sakai Station - Minato Station
  • Nankai Kōya Line: Asakayama Station - Sakaihigashi Station - Mikunigaoka Station - Mozuhachiman Station
• Hankai Tramway
  • Hankai Line: Yamatogawa - Takasu-jinja - Ayanocho - Shimmeicho - Myokokuji-mae - Hanataguchi - Oshoji - Shukuin - Terajicho - Goryomae - Higashi-Minato

References

1. トップページ　堺市堺区役所 (Ward office official home page) (Retrieved on February 27, 2010)

External links

Media related to Sakai-ku, Sakai at Wikimedia Commons

• Ward office official webpage (Japanese)

Coordinates: 34°34′24″N 135°28′59″E / 34.57333°N 135.48306°E