Saga
capital city of Saga Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Saga is a city of Japan[1]. Saga ranks in the top 6% of city of japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,136 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Saga Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Chikugo River[5], Ariake Sea[6], Kase River[7]
- Head of government: Hidetaka Sakai[8]
- Instance of: prefectural capital of Japan[9], big city[10]
- Shares border with: Ogi[11], Karatsu[12], Taku[13], Kanzaki[14], Fukuoka[15], Yanagawa[16], Ōkawa-shi[17], Itoshima[18]
- Legislative body: 佐賀市議会[19]
- Postal code: 840-8501[20]
- Commons category: Saga, Saga[21]
- Local dialing code: 952[22]
- Inception: April 1, 1889[23], October 1, 2005[24]
- Located in/on physical feature: Saga Plain[25]
- Official website: https://www.city.saga.lg.jp/[26]
- Foods traditionally associated: marubōro[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Saga (city)[28]
- Population: 238,934[29], 232,359[30], 236,372[31], 237,506[32]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Saga[33]
- Replaces: Konomura[34], Hyōgo[35], Nabeshima[36], 北川副村[37], Hasuike[38], Morodomi[39], Yamato[40], Fuji[41], Mitsuse[42], Kawasoe[43], Higashiyoka[44], Kubota[45], Honjō[46], 巨勢村 (佐賀県)[47]
- Capital of: Saga Prefecture[48], Saga Domain[49]
- Legal form: ordinary local public entity[50]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Saga[51]
- Native label: 佐賀市[52]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Saga (city)[53]
- Name in kana: さがし[54]
- Owner of: 佐賀市立野球場[55]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Saga include Saga Airport[56], an airport[57], in Japan[58] and Saga Station[59], a railway station[60], in Japan[61], founded in 1891[62].
Why It Matters
Saga has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Saga is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for Saga include Saga Airport[56], an airport[57], in Japan[58] and Saga Station[59], a railway station[60], in Japan[61], founded in 1891[62].