is a city

Cities of Japan

||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...

 located in Ōita Prefecture

Oita Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan on Kyūshū Island. The prefectural capital is the city of Ōita.- History :Around the 6th century Kyushu consisted of four regions: Tsukushi-no-kuni 筑紫国, Hi-no-kuni 肥国, and Toyo no kuni...

, 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...

.

As of 2003, the former city had an estimated population

Population

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 of 49,183 and the density

Population density

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 of 249.19 persons per km². The total area was 197.37 km².

On March 3, 2005, Saiki absorbed the towns of Kamae

Kamae, Oita

was a town located in Minamiamabe District, Ōita, Japan.On March 3, 2005 Kamae, along with the towns of Kamiura, Tsurumi, Ume and Yayoi, and the villages of Honjō, Naokawa and Yonōzu, all from Minamiamabe District, was merged into the expanded city of Saiki....

, Kamiura

Kamiura, Oita

was a town located in Minamiamabe District, Ōita, Japan.On March 3, 2005 Kamiura, along with the towns of Kamae, Tsurumi, Ume and Yayoi, and the villages of Honjō, Naokawa and Yonōzu, all from Minamiamabe District, was merged into the expanded city of Saiki....

, Tsurumi

Tsurumi, Oita

was a town located in Minamiamabe District, Ōita, Japan.On March 3, 2005 Tsurumi, along with the towns of Kamae, Kamiura, Ume and Yayoi, and the villages of Honjō, Naokawa and Yonōzu, all from Minamiamabe District, was merged into the expanded city of Saiki....

, Ume

Ume, Oita

was a town located in Minamiamabe District, Ōita, Japan.On March 3, 2005 Ume, along with the towns of Kamae, Kamiura, Tsurumi and Yayoi, and the villages of Honjō, Naokawa and Yonōzu, all from Minamiamabe District, was merged into the expanded city of Saiki....

 and Yayoi

Yayoi, Oita

was a town located in Minamiamabe District, Ōita, Japan.On March 3, 2005 Yayoi, along with the towns of Kamae, Kamiura, Tsurumi and Ume, and the villages of Honjō, Naokawa and Yonōzu, all from Minamiamabe District, was merged into the expanded city of Saiki....

, and the villages Honjō

Honjo, Oita

was a village located in Minamiamabe District, Ōita, Japan.On March 3, 2005 Honjō, along with the towns of Kamae, Kamiura, Tsurumi, Ume and Yayoi, and the villages of Naokawa and Yonōzu, all from Minamiamabe District, was merged into the expanded city of Saiki....

, Naokawa

Naokawa, Oita

was a village located in Minamiamabe District, Ōita, Japan.On March 3, 2005 Naokawa, along with the towns of Kamae, Kamiura, Tsurumi, Ume and Yayoi, and the villages of Honjō and Yonōzu, all from Minamiamabe District, was merged into the expanded city of Saiki....

 and Yonōzu

Yonozu, Oita

was a village located in Minamiamabe District, Ōita, Japan.On March 3, 2005 Yonōzu, along with the towns of Kamae, Kamiura, Tsurumi, Ume and Yayoi, and the villages of Honjō and Naokawa, all from Minamiamabe District, was merged into the expanded city of Saiki....

, all from Minamiamabe District

Minamiamabe District, Oita

was a district located in Ōita, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 33,239 and the density of 47.09 persons per km². The total area was 705.90 km²....

, to form into a new and expanded Saiki City.

As of 2008, the new city has an estimated population of 78,069.