Sakado [city] - Sakado

Japanese: 坂戸[市] - さかど

A city in central Saitama prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1976. It occupies the lowlands of the Koma River and Otsupe River, with a plateau in the south. During the Edo period, it was a post station on the Nikko Back Road, and the March 8th Rokusai Market was held there. The city center is the junction of the Tobu Railway's Tojo Line and Ogose Line. In the 1960s, the Women's School of Nutrition and Josai University moved in, and in the 1970s housing and industrial complexes were developed, resulting in a rapid population growth and the development of shopping districts around the stations. 41.02 ^km2 . 101,700 people (2010).

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Japanese:

埼玉県中部の市。1976年市制。高麗(こま)川と越辺(おつぺ)川の低地を占め，南部に台地がある。江戸時代は日光裏街道の宿駅で，３・８の六斎市が開かれた。中心市街は東武鉄道の東上線と越生(おごせ)線の分岐点。1960年代に女子栄養，城西大学が進出，1970年代に住宅団地，工業団地が造成され，人口が急増，駅周辺の商店街も整備された。41.02km²。10万1700人（2010）。

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