Sasebo



         


city located in Nagasaki, Japan.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 240,300 and the density of 967.70 persons per km&sup2. 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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