Sakado

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Sakado

Total population

101,679

Coordinates35.96°, 139.40°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Sakado is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2021, the city had an estimated population of 100,612 in 46,735 households and a population density of 2500 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 41.02 square kilometres (15.84 sq mi).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Kitagawa Utamaro

175?-1806 Japanese artist

Ryuichi Kiyonari

Japanese motorcycle racer

Daiya Seto

Japanese swimmer

Kazumi Urano

Japanese singer

Masachika Ichimura

Japanese actor

M

Masahiro Ando

Japanese association football player

J

Jun Uruno

Japanese association football player

H

Hisako Higuchi

professional golfer

K

Koichi Kidera

Japanese association football player

T

Takahiro Kuniyoshi

Japanese association football player

S

Saori Nishihata

Japanese singer

Yugo Kanno

Japanese composer and musician (born 1977)

Hiroaki Kitano

biologist in Japan

T

Teisuke Tanaka

Japanese motorcycle racer (1937–2015)

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Toru Chishima

Japanese association football player

H

Hiroshi Kusumi

Japanese military personnel (1922-1945)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Saitama

• Tsurugashima
  1.7 mi away · pop. 70,255
• Hatoyama
  4.2 mi away · pop. 14,338
• Hidaka
  4.9 mi away · pop. 56,224
• Moroyama
  5 mi away · pop. 37,275
• Kawagoe
  5.1 mi away · pop. 350,745
• Kawajima
  5.1 mi away · pop. 20,788
• Higashimatsuyama
  5.9 mi away · pop. 92,125
• Ogose
  6.1 mi away · pop. 11,716
• Yoshimi
  6.4 mi away · pop. 19,631
• Tokigawa
  6.9 mi away · pop. 11,492
• Sayama
  7.2 mi away · pop. 152,405
• Namegawa
  7.9 mi away · pop. 18,212

Browse all places in Saitama →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Sakado

Ashiarai iseki

Saitama-ken Maizō Bunkazai Chōsa Jigyōdan · 1994

Inarimae iseki (A-ku)

Saitama-ken Maizō Bunkazai Chōsa Jigyōdan · 1992

Miyamachi iseki

Saitama-ken Maizō Bunkazai Chōsa Jigyōdan · 1991

Jūtaku Toshi Seibi Kōdan Sakado Nissai chiku tochi kukaku seiri jigyō kankei maizō bunkazai hakkutsu chōsa hōkoku

Saitama-ken Maizō Bunkazai Chōsa Jigyōdan · 1989

Sakado-shi Isekigun hakkutsu chōsa hōkokusho

Sakado-shi Kyōiku Iinkai · 1988

Kanai Iseki B-ku

Saitama-ken Maizō Bunkazai Chōsa Jigyōdan · 1994

Contemporary Japanese Architecture

Philip Jodidio · 2021

Nakaosaka iseki

Takaji Sadasue · 1972

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Pointed Club

Clavaria acuta

Seen 2026-07-05

Russula flavida

Russula flavida

Seen 2026-07-03

Hongo's False Death Cap

Amanita pseudoporphyria

Seen 2026-07-03

Entoloma flavescens

Entoloma flavescens

Seen 2026-07-03

Yellow-spotted Stink Bug

Erthesina fullo

Seen 2026-06-29

Amur Carp

Cyprinus rubrofuscus

Seen 2026-06-25

Passer montanus saturatus

Passer montanus saturatus

Seen 2026-06-24

Black-backed Wagtail

Motacilla alba lugens

Seen 2026-06-24

Black-spotted Blue Longicorn

Rosalia batesi

Seen 2026-06-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers