Sugito 杉戸町 | |
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 Sugito town office | |
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 Location of Sugito in Saitama Prefecture | |
  Sugito | |
| Coordinates:36°1′32.8″N139°44′12.2″E / 36.025778°N 139.736722°E /36.025778; 139.736722 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Saitama |
| District | Kitakatsushika |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.03 km2 (11.59 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2021) | |
• Total | 44,402 |
| • Density | 1,479/km2 (3,830/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 |
Sugito (杉戸町,Sugito-machi) is atown located inSaitama Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 March 2021[update], the town had an estimatedpopulation of 44,402 in 19,409 households and apopulation density of 1500 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town is 30.03 square kilometres (11.59 sq mi).
Sugito is located in far eastern Saitama Prefecture, in the middle of theKantō Plain, with an average altitude of 15 meters above sea level. TheEdo River flows through the town.
Sugito has ahumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa) 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]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Sugito peaked around the year 2000 and has declined slightly in the decades since.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1960 | 16,457 | — |
| 1970 | 20,244 | +23.0% |
| 1980 | 34,564 | +70.7% |
| 1990 | 40,419 | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 47,336 | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 46,923 | −0.9% |
| 2020 | 43,845 | −6.6% |
Sugito-shuku developed as apost station on theŌshū Kaidō and theNikkō Kaidō from theKamakura period through theEdo period. The town of Sugito was created withinKitakatsushika 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.
Sugito has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral 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 ofSaitama 14th district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
The economy of Sugito is mostly agricultural, with rice, cucumbers, eggplant, onion, Chinese cabbage and wheat among the major crops.
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.
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