Sado佐渡市

Sado-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Sado (佐渡市, Sado-shi) is a city in Niigata Prefecture. Population 51,492 (2020 census), area 855.68 km².

A city (市 / shi) in Niigata Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

佐渡市

Reading

Sado-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Niigata 新潟県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

51,492 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.1% from 57,255

Area

855.68 km²

Density

60 people per km²

Households

21,261

Under 15

10.0%

65 and over

42.6%

Foreign residents

201 (0.4%)

Code

15224 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sado.niigata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Sado shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Sado

Is Sado a city or a prefecture?

Sado (佐渡市) is a city (市, shi) in Niigata Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Sado?

Sado is in Niigata Prefecture (新潟県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Sado?

51,492 at the 2020 census, down 10.1% from 57,255 in 2015. The area is 855.68 km², which is 60 people per km². 21,261 households. 42.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sado?

None. Sado shares no land border with another municipality. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sado written in Japanese?

佐渡市, read Sado-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Sado begin?

新潟県佐渡市… (Niigata-ken, Sado-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.