Satoshō
| Satoshō 里庄町 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Town | |||
| |||
 Location of Satoshō in Okayama Prefecture | |||
  Satoshō Location in Japan | |||
| Coordinates: 34°31′N 133°33′E / 34.517°N 133.550°ECoordinates: 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 | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| Website |
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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.[1] The total area is 12.23 km².
As of 2005, it declined to amalgamate with the neighboring towns of Kamogata and Yorishima to form the city of Asakuchi, preferring to go it alone.
Industries include food processing factories (Amano Foods), electronics (Sharp), medicines (Fusso) etc.
Notable people from Satoshō
- 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)
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