Satte (幸手市) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 50,256 in 22,853 households and a population density of 1500 pd/sqkm. The total area of the city is 33.93 sqkm.

Geography

Located in the flatlands far eastern Saitama Prefecture, Satte is at the convergence of Saitama, Chiba and Ibaraki Prefectures, at an average altitude of approximately 20 m above sea level. The Edo River and the Naka River flow through the city, which is approximately 50 km from downtown Tokyo.

Surrounding municipalities

Chiba Prefecture Ibaraki Prefecture Saitama Prefecture

Climate

Satte has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Satte is 14.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1336 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.5 °C

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Satte peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.

History

During the Kamakura period, Satte developed as a post town on the Kamakura Kaidō, and maintained that role through the Edo period with the Nikkō Kaidō and the Nikkō Onari Kaidō. The town of Satte was created within Kitakatsushika District, Saitama with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was raised to city status on October 1, 1986. Discussions to merge with neighboring Kuji and Washimiya in 2004 resulted in the selection of a new city name of Sakuranomiya (桜宮市), but the merger never took place.

Government

Satte has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 15 members. Satte, together with the town of Sugito, contributes one member to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Saitama 14th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The economy of Satte is primarily agricultural.

Education

Transportation

Railway

Tōbu Railway - Tobu Nikkō Line

Highway

Local attractions

Notable people from Satte