Country Japan Prefecture Saitama Prefecture Area 33.93 km² Local time Thursday 2:06 PM | Region Kantō - Flower Sakura Population 52,449 (Feb 2016) | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) - Tree Podocarpus macrophyllus Weather 15°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 44% Humidity University Japan University of Health Sciences | ||
Satte (幸手市, Satte-shi) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the city had an estimated population of 52,449 and a population density of 1550 persons per km². Its total area was 33.93 square kilometres (13.10 sq mi).
Contents
- Map of Satte Saitama Prefecture Japan
- Geography
- Surrounding municipalities
- History
- Economy
- Education
- Railway
- Highway
- Local attractions
- Notable people from Satte
- References
Map of Satte, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Geography
Located in the flatlands far eastern Saitama Prefecture, Satte is at the convergence of Saitama, Chiba and Ibaraki Prefectures, at an average altitude of approximately twenty meters above sea level. The Edo River and the Naka River flow through the city, which is approximately 50 kilometers from downtown Tokyo.
Surrounding municipalities
History
During the Kamakura period, Satte developed as a post town on the Kamakura Kaidō, and maintained that role through the Edo period with the Nikkō Kaidō and the Nikkō Onari Kaidō.
The town of Satte was created within Kitakatsushika District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was raised to city status on October 1, 1986.
Discussions to merge with neighboring Kuji and Washimiya in 2004 resulted in the selection of a new city name of Sakuranomiya (桜宮市), but the merger never took place.
Economy
The economy of Satte is primarily agricultural.