title: Nishi-ku, Sakai
text: # Nishi-ku, Sakai
  
  Nishi-ku (西区) is a ward of the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 28.62 $km^2$ (11.05 sq mi) and a population of 133,583. The population density is 4,667 per square kilometer. The name means "West Ward."
  
  The wards of Sakai were established when Sakai became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2006.
  
  