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Sugito (杉戸町, Sugito-machi) is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021^[update], the town had an estimated population of 44,402 in 19,409 households and a population density of 1500 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town is 30.03 square kilometres (11.59 sq mi).

Sugito　 杉戸町
Town
Sugito town office
Flag Seal
Location of Sugito in Saitama Prefecture
Sugito
Coordinates: 36°1′32.8″N 139°44′12.2″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama
District	Kitakatsushika
Area
• Total	30.03 km2 (11.59 sq mi)
Population  (March 2021)
• Total	44,402
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Cryptomeria
- Flower	Chrysanthemum
Phone number	0480-33-1111
Address	2-9-29 Seiji, Sugito-machi, Kitakatsushika-gun, Saitama-ken 345-0025
Website	Official website

Geography

Sugito is located in far eastern Saitama Prefecture, in the middle of the Kantō Plain, with an average altitude of 15 meters above sea level. The Edo River flows through the town.

Surrounding municipalities

Saitama Prefecture

• Kasukabe
• Kuki
• Satte
• Miyashiro

Chiba Prefecture

• Noda

Climate

Sugito has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Sugito is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1408 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.8 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Sugito has remained relatively steady the past 30 years.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1960	16,457	—
1970	20,244	+23.0%
1980	34,564	+70.7%
1990	40,419	+16.9%
2000	47,336	+17.1%
2010	46,646	−1.5%

History

Sugito-shuku developed as a post station on the Ōshū Kaidō and the Nikkō Kaidō from the Kamakura period through the Edo period. The town of Sugito was created within Kitakatsushika District, Saitama with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. In February 1955, the town expanded by annexing the neighboring villages of Tamiya, Takano, and Teigo.

Government

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

Economy

The economy of Sugito is mostly agricultural, with rice, cucumbers, eggplant, onion, Chinese cabbage and wheat among the major crops.

Education

Sugito has six public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the town government, and two public high schools operated by the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education. There are also two private high schools.

Transportation

Railway

Tōbu Railway - Tōbu Nikkō Line

• Sugito-Takanodai

Highway

• National Route 4

Sister city relations

• Busselton, Western Australia, Australia[4] since November 19, 1996.

Noted people from Sugito

• Kaoru Kitamura, author
• Kazuhiro Shoji, basketball coach

References

External links

Media related to Sugito, Saitama at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Website (in Japanese)

На других языках

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- [en] Sugito, Saitama

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[es] Sugito (Saitama)

Sugito (杉戸町, Sugito-machi?) es un pueblo en la prefectura de Saitama, Japón, localizado en el centro-este de la isla de Honshū, en la región de Kantō. El 1 de marzo de 2021 tenía una población estimada de 43 755 habitantes y una densidad de población de 1457 personas por km².[5]

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[ru] Сугито

Сугито (яп. 杉戸町 Сугито-мати) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Китакуцусика префектуры Сайтама. Площадь посёлка составляет 30,00 км²[1], население — 45 746 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 1524,87 чел./км².

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