Nishi-ku, Sakai

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Nishi-ku (西区) is a

Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 28.62 km² (11.05 sq mi) and a population of 133,583. The population density is 4,667 per square kilometer.^[1]

The name means "West Ward."

The wards of Sakai were established when Sakai became a

city designated by government ordinance

on April 1, 2006.

References

^ 西区役所：堺市ホームページ Archived 2009-05-14 at the Wayback Machine (Ward office official home page) (Retrieved on June 23, 2009)

External links

Ward office official webpage (in Japanese)
Geographic data related to Nishi-ku, Sakai at OpenStreetMap

34°32′5.99″N 135°27′50.31″E / 34.5349972°N 135.4639750°E / 34.5349972; 135.4639750

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[1] 西区役所：堺市ホームページ Archived 2009-05-14 at the Wayback Machine (Ward office official home page) (Retrieved on June 23, 2009)

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