Satte, Saitama

Satte 幸手市
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Location of Satte in Saitama
Satte
Coordinates: 36°04′30″N 139°43′45″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama
Government
• Mayor	Hideo Machida (since November 2003)
Area
• Total	33.95 km2 (13.11 sq mi)
Population (April 1, 2011)
• Total	54,444
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Podocarpus macrophyllus
- Flower	Sakura
Phone number	81-(0)480-43-1111
Address	Higashi 4-6-8, Satte-city, Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県幸手市東町４の６の８) 340-0192
Website	Satte

Satte (幸手市, Satte-shi) is a city located in Saitama, Japan.

As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 54,444, with a household number of 21,449 and the density of 1,603.658 persons per km². The total area is 33.95 km².

The city was founded on October 1, 1986.

Famous place

Gongendo Tsutsumi (Japanese: 権現堂堤) is located in Satte. It is a noted place in the prefecture. About 1,000 cherry trees are spread out along a 1 km cherry street. A cherry tree is a Yoshino cherry tree.

Famous people

Kagami Yoshimizu, the creator of the Lucky Star series, was born in Satte city. He has now moved out of Satte city, although his house has been reformed into a Lucky Star museum, made to resemble Konata Izumi's (one of the main characters in the series) house.

External links

Media related to Satte, Saitama at Wikimedia Commons

• Satte official website (Japanese)