Sugito 杉戸町 | |
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) Sugito town office | |
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) Location of Sugito in Saitama Prefecture | |
)  Sugito | |
| Coordinates: 36°1′32.8″N 139°44′12.2″E / 36.025778°N 139.736722°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Saitama Prefecture |
| District | Kitakatsushika |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.03 km2 (11.59 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2016) | |
| • Total | 45,459 |
| • Density | 1,510/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Cryptomeria |
| - Flower | Chrysanthemum |
| Phone number | 0480-33-1111 |
| Address | 2-9-29 Seiji, Sugito-machi, Kitakatsushika-gun, Saitama-ken 345-0025 |
| Website | http://www.town.sugito.lg.jp/ |
Sugito (杉戸町, Sugito-machi) is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the town had an estimated population of 45,459, and a population density of 1510 persons per km². Its total area is 30.03 square kilometres (11.59 sq mi).
Geography
Sugito is located in far eastern Saitama Prefecture, in the middle of the Kantō Plain, with an average altitude of 15 meters above sea level. The Edo River flows through the town.
Surrounding municipalities
History
Sugito-shuku developed as a post station on the Ōshū Kaidō and the Nikkō Kaidō from the Kamakura period through the Edo period.
The town of Sugito was created within Kitakatsushika District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. In February 1955, the town expanded by annexing the neighboring villages of Tamiya, Takano, and Teigo.
Economy
The economy of Sugito is mostly agricultural, with rice, cucumbers, eggplant, onion, Chinese cabbage and wheat among the major crops.
Education
Sugito has six elementary schools, four middle schools and four high schools.
Transportation
Railway
- Tobu Railway - Tobu Nikko Line
- Sugito-Takanodai
Highway
- Japan National Route 4
Sister city relations
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Busselton, Western Australia, Australia[1] since November 19, 1996.
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Noted people from Sugito
- Kaoru Kitamura, author
- Kazuhiro Shoji, basketball coach
References
- ^ "Saitama Prefecture". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 6 July 2019.
External links
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Media related to Sugito, Saitama at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in Japanese)