Sakado坂戸市

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

Sakado (坂戸市, Sakado-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture. Population 100,275 (2020 census), area 41.02 km². Borders 7 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Saitama 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

坂戸市

Reading

Sakado-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

100,275 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.4% from 101,679

Area

41.02 km²

Density

2,445 people per km²

Households

44,555

Under 15

11.4%

65 and over

29.6%

Foreign residents

2,914 (2.9%)

Code

11239 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sakado.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Sakado. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kawagoe City川越市
• Higashimatsuyama City東松山市
• Tsurugashima City鶴ヶ島市
• Hidaka City日高市
• Moroyama Town毛呂山町
• Kawajima Town川島町
• Hatoyama Town鳩山町

Questions about Sakado

Is Sakado a city or a prefecture?

Sakado (坂戸市) is a city (市, shi) in Saitama Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Sakado?

Sakado is in Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Sakado?

100,275 at the 2020 census, down 1.4% from 101,679 in 2015. The area is 41.02 km², which is 2,445 people per km². 44,555 households. 29.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sakado?

Seven: Kawagoe City (川越市), Higashimatsuyama City (東松山市), Tsurugashima City (鶴ヶ島市), Hidaka City (日高市), Moroyama Town (毛呂山町), Kawajima Town (川島町), and Hatoyama Town (鳩山町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sakado in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sakado written in Japanese?

坂戸市, read Sakado-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 Sakado begin?

埼玉県坂戸市… (Saitama-ken, Sakado-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.