The western and northern parts of the city are located to the southeast of Nara Basin and form a relatively flat rural zone; this area constitutes of a downtown location, the center of which are Sakurai Station (Nara Prefecture), places around Miwa Station and along Route 165.
市西部および北部は奈良盆地の東南に位置し、寺川や初瀬川（大和川）が流れる比較的平坦な田園地帯で、桜井駅(奈良県)および三輪駅周辺や国道165号沿線を中心として市街地を形成している。