Satoshō
Appearance
Satoshō
里庄町 | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 34°31′N 133°33′E / 34.517°N 133.550°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Chūgoku San'yō |
Prefecture | Okayama Prefecture |
District | Asakuchi |
Area | |
• Total | 12.23 km2 (4.72 sq mi) |
Population (March 31, 2017) | |
• Total | 11,204 |
• Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
Website | www |
Symbols | |
Tree | Camellia japonica |
Satoshō (里庄町, Satoshō-chō) is a town located in Asakuchi District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
As of March 2017,[update] the town has an estimated population of 11,204 and a density of 920 persons per km².[1] The total area is 12.23 km².
Industries include food processing factories (Amano Foods), electronics (Sharp), medicines (Fusso) etc.
Geography
Neighbouring municipalities
In 2005, it declined to amalgamate with the neighboring towns of Kamogata and Yorishima to form the city of Asakuchi.
Transportation
Raliway
Notable people
- Yoshio Nishina, former physicist
- Gōtarō Ogawa, former economist, educator, politician and cabinet minister
References
- ^ "Official website of Satoshō city" (in Japanese). Japan: Satoshō City. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
External links
- Media related to Satoshō, Okayama at Wikimedia Commons
- Satoshō official website (in Japanese)