Sugito, Saitama

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 Prefecture
District	Kitakatsushika
Area
• Total	30.03 km2 (11.59 sq mi)
Population  (February 2016)
• Total	45,459
• Density	1,510/km2 (3,900/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	http://www.town.sugito.lg.jp/

Sugito (杉戸町, Sugito-machi) is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the town had an estimated population of 45,459, and a population density of 1510 persons per km². Its total area is 30.03 square kilometres (11.59 sq mi).

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

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 municipalities system on April 1, 1889. In February 1955, the town expanded by annexing the neighboring villages of Tamiya, Takano, and Teigo.

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 elementary schools, four middle schools and four high schools.

Transportation

Railway

• Tobu Railway - Tobu Nikko Line
  • Sugito-Takanodai

Highway

• Japan National Route 4

Sister city relations

• Busselton, Western Australia, Australia since November 19, 1996.

Noted people from Sugito

• Kaoru Kitamura, author
• Kazuhiro Shoji, basketball coach

External links

Media related to Sugito, Saitama at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Website (in Japanese)