Sabae (鯖江市, Sabae-shi) is a city in Fukui Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 67,932 living in 26,546 households as of 1 March 2026. The municipality covers a total area of 84.59 square kilometres. As a shi, it is one of the three kinds of municipality used in Japan, alongside towns and villages, and it runs its local administration through a mayor and a city council within Fukui Prefecture. The population and area figures are those quoted in the article at the time of writing and may differ from later census results.
Facts
Area (sq km) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Japan: Administrative Division
citypopulation.deFukui Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census columnQuote, Fukui Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Sabae City (-shi) 鯖江市 62,890 64,898 66,831 67,450 68,284 68,302 67,223
2. Sabae (Wikipedia)
Lead, area
The total area of the city is 84.59 square kilometres
Part Of: Japan, Lead, first sentence
is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan
On Continent: Asia, Lead, first sentence
is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan
In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead, first sentence
is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan
View the Source3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 35.9565,136.1843
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevationQuote, results, elevation
"elevation": 34.0
4. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.75, 136.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.75, 136.25
35.75 136.25 Cfa
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