Sakae 栄区 | |
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| Sakae Ward | |
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 Location of Sakae inKanagawa | |
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| Coordinates:35°21′52″N139°33′15″E / 35.36444°N 139.55417°E /35.36444; 139.55417 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Kanagawa |
| City | Yokohama |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.55 km2 (7.16 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2010) | |
• Total | 124,845 |
| • Density | 6,750/km2 (17,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Flower | Chrysanthemum |
| Address | 303-19 Katsura-chō, Sakae-ku Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 247-0005 |
| Website | Sakae Ward Office |
Sakae-ku (栄区) is one of the 18wards of the city ofYokohama inKanagawa Prefecture,Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimatedpopulation of 124,845 and adensity of 6,750 persons per km². The total area was 18.55 km².
Sakae Ward is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, and on the southwestern borders of the city of Yokohama. The area is largely flatland, with scattered small hills.
The area around present-day Sakae Ward has been inhabited continuously for thousands of years. Archaeologists have found stone tools from theJapanese Paleolithic period and ceramic shards from theJōmon period, house ruins from theYayoi period and tombs from theKofun period at numerous locations in the area. Under theNara periodRitsuryō system, it became part of Kamakura District inSagami Province. By theKamakura period, much of the area was farmland supporting the population of nearby Kamakura. Most of the area came under the control of the Nagao clan, the ancestors of theUesugi clan. During theEdo period, the territory came under the control ofTokugawa Ieyasu. It was administered astenryō territory controlled directly by theTokugawa shogunate, but administered through varioushatamoto.
After theMeiji Restoration, Sakae became part of the newKanagawa Prefecture in 1868. In the cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, the area was divided into Hongo, Sakae and Toyota villages under Kamakura District. In 1938, theImperial Japanese Navy established a large fuel depot in former Hongo Village. On April 1, 1939, Sakae was annexed by the neighboring city of Yokohama, becoming part ofTotsuka Ward. In the post-war period, parts of Sakae were used as a residential area for the American occupation forces. All American facilities were returned to Japan by 1967. In a major administrative reorganization of October 1, 1969, Totsuka-ku was divided, and Sakae emerged as an independent ward within the city of Yokohama.
Sakae Ward is largely a regional commercial center andbedroom community for central Yokohama and Tokyo. There are a number of industries, including factories operated byNikon,Fancl,Sumitomo Electric Industries and Shibaura Mecatronics.
Prefectural senior high schools are operated by theKanagawa Prefectural Board of Education:
Private secondary school:
Yokohama Municipal Board of Education [ja] operates municipal elementary schools and junior high schools.
Junior high schools:[1]
Elementary schools:[2]
Additionally, Hino Minami Elementary School (日野南小学校) and Konandaidaini (No. 2) Elementary School (港南台第二小学校), outside of Sakae-ku, have attendance zones including parts of Sakae-ku.[3]
Noshichiri Elementary School merged with Shodo Elementary School in March 2006.[4]
Geographic data related toSakae-ku, Yokohama atOpenStreetMap| Yokohama |
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