Nishi-ku, Sakai

Nishi-ku in the city

Nishi-ku (西区^?) is a ward of the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 28.62 km² 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

1. ^ 西区役所 ： 堺市ホームページ (Ward office official home page) (Retrieved on June 23, 2009)

External links

• Ward office official webpage (Japanese)

Coordinates: 34°32′5.99″N 135°27′50.31″E / 34.5349972°N 135.463975°E / 34.5349972; 135.463975