Satoshō 里庄町 | |
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 Satoshō town office | |
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 Location of Satoshō in Okayama Prefecture | |
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  Satoshō Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:34°30′50″N133°33′25″E / 34.51389°N 133.55694°E /34.51389; 133.55694 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūgoku San'yō |
| Prefecture | Okayama |
| District | Asakuchi |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.23 km2 (4.72 sq mi) |
| Population (March 31, 2023) | |
• Total | 11,026 |
| • Density | 901.6/km2 (2,335/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Website | Official website |
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| Tree | Camellia japonica |
Satoshō (里庄町,Satoshō-chō) is atown located inAsakuchi District,Okayama Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 March 2023[update], the town had an estimatedpopulation of 11,026 in 4636 households and apopulation density of 900 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town is 12.23 square kilometres (4.72 sq mi).
Satoshō is located in the southwestern Okayama Prefecture. The central and northwest part of the town is relatively flat, but the rest is forested.
Okayama Prefecture
Satoshō has ahumid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa) with very warm summers and cool winters. The average annual temperature in Satoshō is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1289 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 27.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.9 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Satoshō has been increasing for the past 60 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 5,870 | — |
| 1930 | 5,818 | −0.9% |
| 1940 | 5,708 | −1.9% |
| 1950 | 7,496 | +31.3% |
| 1960 | 7,056 | −5.9% |
| 1970 | 7,445 | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 9,038 | +21.4% |
| 1990 | 10,589 | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 10,782 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 10,918 | +1.3% |
The Satoshō area is part of ancientBitchū Province. Following theMeiji restoration, the villages of Satomi (里見村) and Shinjō (新庄村) were established withinAsakuchi District, Okayama with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The two villages merged on April 1, 1905 to form the village of Satoshō, which was elevated to town status on June 1, 1950. In 2005, it declined to amalgamate with the neighboring towns ofKamogata andYorishima to form the city of Asakuchi.
Satoshō has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral town council of ten members. Satoshō, collectively with the city of Asakuchi, contributes one member to the Okayama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Okayama 3rd district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
The main economic activity of Satoshō is agriculture and food processing. Pharmaceuticals and electronics are also important. Due to its proximity to Kurashiki andFukuyama, the town is increasingly becoming acommuter town.
Satoshō has two public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.
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JR West (JR West) -San'yō Main Line
San'yō Expressway (there is no interchange within the town borders)
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