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Saiki, Oita



 
 
is a city
Cities of Japan

|||}A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of ....
 located in Oita Prefecture
Oita Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The prefectural capital is the city of Oita, Oita....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
.

As of 2003, the former city had an estimated population
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
 of 49,183 and the density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 of 249.19 persons per kmē. The total area was 197.37 kmē.

From April 2005, The city and it's surrounding villages and towns has mergedinto a new Saiki City. As of 2008, the new city has an estimated population of 78,069. And a total area of 903.44 km2, makes it the second largest city by area in Kyushu.

The city was founded on April 29, 1941.








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is a city
Cities of Japan

|||}A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of ....
 located in Oita Prefecture
Oita Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The prefectural capital is the city of Oita, Oita....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
.

As of 2003, the former city had an estimated population
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
 of 49,183 and the density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 of 249.19 persons per kmē. The total area was 197.37 kmē.

From April 2005, The city and it's surrounding villages and towns has mergedinto a new Saiki City. As of 2008, the new city has an estimated population of 78,069. And a total area of 903.44 km2, makes it the second largest city by area in Kyushu.

The city was founded on April 29, 1941.

Sister city


In the sister city program
Town twinning

Town twinning, also known as sister cities, is a concept whereby towns or city in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links between their inhabitants....
, Saiki is twinned with the Australian port city Gladstone, Queensland
Gladstone, Queensland

Gladstone is an Australian city located some 550 kilometres by road north of Brisbane and 100 kilometres south-east of Rockhampton. The city is situated between the Calliope River to the north and the Boyne River some 14 kilometres to the south....
, as well as a sister city with Handan City in China

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