title: Sakai-ku, Sakai
text: # Sakai-ku, Sakai
  
  Sakai-ku (堺区) is a ward of the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 23.69 km² and a population of 147,413. The population density is 6,223 per square kilometer.
  
  The wards of Sakai were established when Sakai became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2006.
  
  The city has its municipal headquarters in Sakai-ku and Sakai City Museum is located in the area.
  
  ## Train stations located in Sakai-ku
  
  * Central stations: Sakai-Higashi Station, Sakai Station, Sakai-shi Station
  * West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
     * Hanwa Line: Asaka Station - Sakaishi Station - Mikunigaoka Station - Mozu Station
  * Nankai Electric Railway
     * Nankai Main Line: Shichidō Station - Sakai Station - Minato Station
     * Nankai Kōya Line: Asakayama Station - Sakaihigashi Station - Mikunigaoka Station - Mozuhachiman Station
  * Hankai Tramway
     * Hankai Line: Yamatogawa - Takasu-jinja - Ayanocho - Shimmeicho - Myokokuji-mae - Hanataguchi - Oshoji - Shukuin - Terajicho - Goryomae - Higashi-Minato
  