Sakai, Nagano
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was a village
Villages of Japan
A is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....

 located in Higashichikuma District
Higashichikuma District, Nagano
is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of October 1, 2011, the district has an estimated population of 23,044. The total area is 268.42 km²...

, Nagano
Nagano Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano...

, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, 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...

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As of 2003, the village had an estimated population
Population
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 of 1,588 and a 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 42.45 persons per km². The total area was 37.41 km².

On October 11, 2005 Sakai was merged with the villages of Honjō
Honjo, Nagano
was a village located in Higashichikuma District, Nagano, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,148 and a density of 66.46 persons per km². The total area was 32.32 km²....

 and Sakakita
Sakakita, Nagano
was a village located in Higashichikuma District, Nagano, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,139 and a density of 71.85 persons per km². The total area was 29.77 km²....

, all from Higashichikuma District
Higashichikuma District, Nagano
is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of October 1, 2011, the district has an estimated population of 23,044. The total area is 268.42 km²...

, to form the new village of Chikuhoku
Chikuhoku, Nagano
is a village located in Higashichikuma District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.The village was incorporated on October 11, 2005 by a merger of three villages, namely Honjō, Sakakita, and Sakai....

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