Sugito杉戸町

Sugito-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Sugito (杉戸町, Sugito-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture. Population 43,845 (2020 census), area 30.03 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kitakatsushika District, Saitama Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

杉戸町

Reading

Sugito-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kitakatsushika District 北葛飾郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

43,845 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.6% from 45,495

Area

30.03 km²

Density

1,460 people per km²

Households

17,706

Under 15

10.6%

65 and over

33.0%

Foreign residents

549 (1.3%)

Code

11464 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.sugito.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Sugito. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kasukabe City春日部市
• Kuki City久喜市
• Satte City幸手市
• Miyashiro Town宮代町
• Noda City野田市(Chiba)

Questions about Sugito

Is Sugito a city, a town, or a village?

Sugito (杉戸町) is a town (町, machi) in Saitama Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Kitakatsushika District (北葛飾郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Sugito?

Sugito 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 Sugito?

43,845 at the 2020 census, down 3.6% from 45,495 in 2015. The area is 30.03 km², which is 1,460 people per km². 17,706 households. 33.0% of residents are 65 or older and 10.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sugito?

Five: Kasukabe City (春日部市), Kuki City (久喜市), Satte City (幸手市), Miyashiro Town (宮代町), and Noda City (野田市) in Chiba. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sugito in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sugito written in Japanese?

杉戸町, read Sugito-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Sugito begin?

埼玉県北葛飾郡杉戸町… (Saitama-ken, Kitakatsushika-gun, Sugito-machi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.