It reads させぼし — Sasebo Shi.
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Sasebo is a core city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is the second-largest city in Nagasaki Prefecture, after its capital, Nagasaki. As of 1 April 2024, the city had an estimated population of 230,873 in 102,670 households, and a population density of 540 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 426.01 km2 (164.48 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Sasebo.
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佐世保市 is read させぼし (Sasebo Shi). It is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Sasebo has a population of 242,664 across 364 km², making it the 92nd largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 2nd largest of the 21 in Nagasaki.
The closest municipalities to Sasebo are Saza Cho (8 km), Arita Cho (11 km), Hasami Cho (17 km).