Sado city
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Sado 佐渡市 |
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 Location of Sado in Niigata Prefecture |
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 Sado
Location of Sado in Niigata Prefecture
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| Coordinates: 38°1′N 138°22′E / 38.017°N 138.367°ECoordinates: 38°1′N 138°22′E / 38.017°N 138.367°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Island | Honshu | ||
| Region | Chūbu | ||
| Prefecture | Niigata Prefecture | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Koichiro Takano | ||
| Area | |||
| • Land | 855.26 km2 (330.22 sq mi) | ||
| Population (May 1, 2017) | |||
| • Total | 55,474 | ||
| • Density | 64.8/km2 (209/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Thujopsis | ||
| - Flower | Daylily | ||
| Address | 232 Chigusa, Sado-shi, Niigata-ken | ||
| Website | http://www.city.sado.niigata.jp/ | ||
Sado (佐渡市 Sado-shi) is a city located on Sado Island (佐渡ヶ島 Sadogashima) in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Since 2004, the city has comprised the entire island, although not all of its total area 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 large number of pottery artifacts found near Ogi in the South of the island demonstrate that Sado was populated as early as the Jōmon period.
The Nihon Shoki mentions that Mishihase people visited the island in 544 (although it is unknown whether Tungusic people effectively came).
The island formed a distinct province, the Sado Province, separate from the Echigo province on Honshū, at the beginning of the 8th century. At first, the province was a single gun (district), but was later divided into three gun: Sawata, Hamochi and Kamo.
In 1185, the designated representative Shugo for Sado, Osaragi, appointed Honma Yoshihisa as his shugodai (delegate) for the province.
The rule of the Honma clan on Sado lasted until Uesugi Kagekatsu took control of the island in 1589. After the defeat of the Uesugi at Sekigahara, and the discovery of gold on the island, the shogunate took direct control of the island.
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