Kamisato, Saitama

Coordinates: 36°15′5.9″N 139°8′41.1″E / 36.251639°N 139.144750°E / 36.251639; 139.144750
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Kamisato 
上里町
Kamisato town office
Kamisato town office
Flag of Kamisato 
Official seal of Kamisato 
Location of Kamisato in Saitama Prefecture
Location of Kamisato in Saitama Prefecture
Kamisato  is located in Japan
Kamisato 
Kamisato 
 
Coordinates: 36°15′5.9″N 139°8′41.1″E / 36.251639°N 139.144750°E / 36.251639; 139.144750
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureSaitama
DistrictKodama
Area
 • Total29.18 km2 (11.27 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2021)
 • Total30,836
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeYaetsubaki
- FlowerSalvia splendens
Phone number0495-35-1221
Address982 Shichihongi, Kamisato-machi, Kodama-gun, Saitama-ken 369-0392
WebsiteOfficial website

Kamisato (上里町, Kamisato-machi) is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 30,836 in 13,055 households and a population density of 1100 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town is 29.18 square kilometres (11.27 sq mi).

Geography[edit]

Kamisato is located on the extreme northwestern border of Saitama Prefecture, separated from Gunma Prefecture by the Kanna River, and isolated from the remainder of Saitama by the Chichibu Mountains.

Surrounding municipalities[edit]

Climate[edit]

Kamisato has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kamisato is 12.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1532 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.3 °C.[2]

Demographics[edit]

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kamisato has recently plateaued after a long period of growth.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 12,586—    
1930 13,264+5.4%
1940 13,418+1.2%
1950 17,056+27.1%
1960 15,489−9.2%
1970 15,652+1.1%
1980 19,700+25.9%
1990 24,626+25.0%
2000 30,126+22.3%
2010 30,998+2.9%
2020 30,343−2.1%

History[edit]

The area of Kamisato was part of ancient Musashi Province. The villages of Jimbohara, Kami, Shichihongi and Nagahata were created within Kodama District with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Kamisato village was created on May 3, 1954 by the merger of these four villages. Kamisato was elevated to town status on November 3, 1971.

Government[edit]

Kamisato has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 14 members. Kamisato, together with the city of Honjō and town of Kamikawa, contributes two members to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Saitama 11th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy[edit]

Kamisato has a large industrial park in the southeastern corner; however, many people commute to neighboring Takasaki or Fujioka.

Education[edit]

Kamisato has five public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

There is also an international school, the Instituto Educacional TS Recreação Brazilian school.[4]

Transportation[edit]

Railway[edit]

JR EastTakasaki Line

Highway[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kamisato town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ Kamisato climate data
  3. ^ Kamisato population statistics
  4. ^ "Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão" (Archive). Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. Retrieved on October 13, 2015.

External links[edit]

Media related to Kamisato, Saitama at Wikimedia Commons