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Sasebo, Nagasaki - Definition and Overview |
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Sasebo (佐世保市; -shi) is a city located in Nagasaki, Japan.
 Illuminated by the Albuquerque Bridge, Japanese volunteers place candle lit lanterns into the Sasebo River during the Obon festival. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 240,300 and the density of 967.70 persons per km². The total area is 248.32 km².
Sasebo is a base of the United States Navy, as well as Japan's Maritime SDF. The order to attack Pearl Harbor was broadcast from the Hario radio facility in Sasebo.
The city was founded on April 1, 1902.
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