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Saiki (佐伯市, Saiki-shi) is a city located in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 29, 1941.

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Saiki 佐伯市
City
Saiki City
Flag Seal
Location of Saiki in Ōita Prefecture
Saiki Location in Japan
Coordinates: 32°58′N 131°54′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Ōita Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Yasuyoshi Nishijima
Area
• Total	903.44 km2 (348.82 sq mi)
Population  (March 31, 2017)
• Total	73,546
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1-1, Nakamura Minamimachi, Saiki-shi, Ōita-ken 876-8585
Climate	Cfa
Website	www.city.saiki.oita.jp
Symbols
Bird	Japanese white-eye
Fish	Sea: Aji River: Ayu
Flower	Yamazakura (Prunus jamasakura)
Tree	Oak

On March 3, 2005, Saiki merged with the towns of Kamae, Kamiura, Tsurumi, Ume and Yayoi, and the villages Honjō, Naokawa and Yonōzu (all from Minamiamabe District) to create the new and expanded Saiki City. Minamiamabe District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

As of March 2017, the new city has an estimated population of 73,546 (former city, 2003: 49,183) and a population density of 81 persons per km².[1] The total area is 903.44 km², making it the largest city by area in Kyushu.

Geography

Climate

Saiki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is somewhat lower in winter. The average annual temperature in Saiki is 16.7 °C (62.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,118.9 mm (83.42 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.3 °C (81.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.7 °C (44.1 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Saiki was 38.3 °C (100.9 °F) on 18 August 2020; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.5 °C (13.1 °F) on 11 February 1996.[3]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Saiki in 2020 is 66,851 people.[8] Saiki has been conducting censuses since 1920.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1920 83,016 —     1925 85,352 +2.8% 1930 87,810 +2.9% 1935 91,816 +4.6% 1940 91,168 −0.7% 1945 110,387 +21.1% 1950 115,123 +4.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1955 118,236 +2.7% 1960 114,262 −3.4% 1965 105,046 −8.1% 1970 96,667 −8.0% 1975 96,317 −0.4% 1980 96,534 +0.2% 1985 95,907 −0.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1990 91,217 −4.9% 1995 88,116 −3.4% 2000 84,449 −4.2% 2005 80,297 −4.9% 2010 76,959 −4.2% 2015 72,211 −6.2% 2020 66,851 −7.4%
Saiki population statistics[8]

Sport

During the 2002 World Cup, Saiki was the base camp for the Tunisia national football team.

Sister city

In the sister city program, Saiki is twinned with the Australian port city Gladstone, Queensland, as well as a sister city with Handan, China.[9]

References

External links

• Media related to Saiki, Ōita at Wikimedia Commons
• Saiki City official website (in Japanese)

На других языках

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[de] Saiki

Saiki (japanisch 佐伯市, -shi) ist eine Stadt in der Präfektur Ōita in Japan.

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- [en] Saiki, Ōita

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[ru] Саики

Саи́ки[1] (яп. 佐伯市 Саики-си) — город в Японии, находящийся в префектуре Оита. Площадь города составляет 903,53 км²[2], население — 73 352 человека (1 августа 2014)[3], плотность населения — 81,18 чел./км².

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