Satoshō

Satoshō 里庄町
Town
Satoshō town office
Flag Chapter
Location of Satoshō in Okayama Prefecture
Satoshō Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°31′N 133°33′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.town.satosho.okayama.jp
Symbols
Tree	Camellia japonica

Satoshō (里庄町, Satoshō-chō) is a town located in Asakuchi District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

As of March 2017, the town has an estimated population of 11,204 and a density of 920 persons per km². The total area is 12.23 km².

Industries include food processing factories (Amano Foods), electronics (Sharp), medicines (Fusso) etc.

Geography

Neighbouring municipalities

• Asakuchi
• Kasaoka

In 2005, it declined to amalgamate with the neighboring towns of Kamogata and Yorishima to form the city of Asakuchi.

Transportation

Raliway

• JR West
  • San'yo Main Line: Satoshō

Notable people

• Yoshio Nishina, former physicist
• Gōtarō Ogawa, former economist, educator, politician and cabinet minister

External links

• Media related to Satoshō, Okayama at Wikimedia Commons
• Satoshō official website (in Japanese)