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Sado Island

Sado
佐渡市
City
Sado from the sea
Sado from the sea
Flag of Sado
Flag
Location of Sado in Niigata Prefecture
Location of Sado in Niigata Prefecture
Sado is located in Japan
Sado
Sado
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 38°1′N 138°22′E / 38.017°N 138.367°E / 38.017; 138.367Coordinates: 38°1′N 138°22′E / 38.017°N 138.367°E / 38.017; 138.367
Country Japan
Region Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) (Hokuriku)
Prefecture Niigata Prefecture
Government
 • Mayor Koichiro Takano (since April 2004)
Area
 • Total 855.26 km2 (330.22 sq mi)
Population (April 1, 2011)
 • Total 63,231
 • Density 73.93/km2 (191.5/sq mi)
Symbols
 • Tree Thujopsis
 • Flower Daylily
 • Bird Crested ibis
 • Fish Yellowtail
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address 232 Chigusa, Sado-shi, Niigata-ken
952-1292
Website www.city.sado.niigata.jp

Sado (佐渡市 Sado-shi?) is a city located on Sado Island (佐渡島 or 佐渡ヶ島, both Sadogashima) in Niigata Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. Since 2004, the city has comprised the entire island, although not all of its total area of is urbanized. Sado is the sixth largest island of Japan in area following the four main islands and Okinawa Island (excluding the Northern Territories).

As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 63,231 and a population density of 73.93 persons per km2. The total area is 855.26 km2.

The island consists of two parallel mountain ranges running roughly southwest– and two riversnortheast, enclosing a central plain. The Ōsado (大佐渡?) range, in the north, is slightly higher, with peaks of Mount Kinpoku (金北山?), the highest point of the island at 1,172 metres (3,845 ft), Mount Kongō, Mount Myōken, and Mount Donden. Kosado (小佐渡?) range in the south faces the Honshu coast. The highest point in Kosado is Ōjiyama (大地山?) at 645 m.


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