Satte, Saitama Explained

Satte
Native Name Lang:ja
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Japan
Coordinates:36.0781°N 139.7259°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Japan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kantō
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Saitama
Leader Title:Mayor
Area Total Km2:33.93
Population Total:50256
Population As Of:January 2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Japan Standard Time
Utc Offset1:+9
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Blank1 Name Sec1:- Tree
Blank1 Info Sec1:Podocarpus macrophyllus
Blank2 Name Sec1:- Flower
Blank2 Info Sec1:Sakura
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Blank Info Sec2:0480-43-1111
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Blank1 Info Sec2:4-6-8 Higashi, Satte-shi, Saitama-ken 340-0192

is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 50,256 in 22,853 households and a population density of .[1] The total area of the city is 33.93sqkm.

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 20m (70feet) above sea level. The Edo River and the Naka River flow through the city, which is approximately from downtown Tokyo.

Surrounding municipalities

Saitama Prefecture

Chiba Prefecture

Ibaraki Prefecture

Climate

Satte has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Satte is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around [2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Satte peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.

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 modern 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, but the merger never took place.

Government

Satte has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 15 members. Satte, together with the town of Sugito, contributes one member to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Saitama 14th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The economy of Satte is primarily agricultural.

Education

Transportation

Railway

Tōbu Railway - Tobu Nikkō Line

Highway

Local attractions

Notable people from Satte

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Satte city official statistics. Japan. ja.
  2. https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/saitama/satte-5651/ Satte climate data
  3. https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-saitama.php Satte population statistics
  4. Web site: asahi.com(朝日新聞社):「らき☆すた」作者の家、主人公の部屋に再現 埼玉 - 文化 . www.asahi.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090329213037/http://www.asahi.com/culture/update/0328/TKY200903280222.html . 2009-03-29.
  5. Web site: 「らき☆すた」による鷲宮町への経済効果は1億円超らしい.