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Nishi-ku, Sakai
Ward of the City of Sakai, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 (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."
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The wards of Sakai were established when Sakai became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2006.