Satte, Saitama

Satte
幸手市
City

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Location of Satte in Saitama Prefecture
Satte

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 36°04′30″N 139°43′45″E / 36.07500°N 139.72917°ECoordinates: 36°04′30″N 139°43′45″E / 36.07500°N 139.72917°E
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Saitama Prefecture
Government
 • Mayor Kunio Watanabe (since November 2011)
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)
Symbols
- Tree Podocarpus macrophyllus
- Flower Sakura
Address Higashi 4-6-8, Satte-city, Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県幸手市東町４の６の８)
340-0192
Phone number 81-(0)480-43-1111
Website Satte

Satte (幸手市 Satte-shi) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on October 1, 1986.

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

Famous place

Gongendo Tsutsumi (Japanese: 権現堂堤) is located in Satte. It is a noted place in Saitama, and a prefectural park. About 1,000 Yoshino cherry trees are spread out over 1 km along the top of the levee of the Gongendo river. During cherry blossom season, many visitors from all over the prefecture and beyond come to enjoy the picturesque pink and yellow of cherry and rapeseed blossoms, and vendors set up stalls. The levee is also sown with hydrangea and red spider lilies, which bloom in the summer and fall.

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.[1][2]

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.asahi.com/culture/update/0328/TKY200903280222.html
  2. ↑ http://d.hatena.ne.jp/YUYUKOALA/20081112/OtakuPromote_MJ

External links

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