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is a 東区役所のホームページ : 堺市ホームページ
(Ward office official home page) (Retrieved on June 23, 2009) The name means "East Ward." The wards of Sakai were established when Sakai became a
Ward office official webpage
* Wards of Sakai, Osaka {{Osaka-geo-stub
is a ward
Ward may refer to:
Division or unit
* Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward
* Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...
of the city of Sakai
is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the medieval era. Sakai is known for its '' kofun'', keyhole-shaped burial mounds dating from the fifth century. The ''kofun ...
in Osaka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Nara ...
, Japan. The ward has an area of 10.48 km2 and a population of 85,263. The population density is 8,136 per square kilometer.(Ward office official home page) (Retrieved on June 23, 2009) The name means "East Ward." The wards of Sakai were established when Sakai became a
city designated by government ordinance
A , also known as a or , is a Cities of Japan, Japanese city that has a population greater than 500,000 and has been designated as such by order of the Cabinet of Japan under Article 252, Section 19, of the Local Autonomy Law.
Designated cit ...
on April 1, 2006.
Transportation
Rail
*Nankai Electric Railway
is a private railway in Japan, founded in 1884. The name ''Nankai'' (which means "South Sea") comes from the company's routes along the Nankaidō, the old highway that ran south from the old capital, Kyoto, along the sea coast. Nankai predate ...
** Koya Line
The is a railway line in Osaka Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by the Nankai Electric Railway, a private railway operator. It connects Osaka and Koyasan, the capital of the Japanese Buddhist sect Shingon, via the s ...
: Hatsushiba Station - Hagiharatenjin Station - Kitanoda Station
References
External links
Ward office official webpage
* Wards of Sakai, Osaka {{Osaka-geo-stub