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Sado

佐渡市
Sado City
Sado City Hall
Sado City Hall
Flag of Sado
Flag
Official seal of Sado
Seal
Location of Sado in Niigata Prefecture
Location of Sado in Niigata Prefecture
Sado is located in Niigata Prefecture
Sado
Sado
Location in Niigata Prefecture
Sado is located in Japan
Sado
Sado
Location in Japan
Country  Japan
Island Honshu
Region Chūbu
Prefecture Niigata Prefecture
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 UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- 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 (佐渡島, Sado-shima/Sado-ga-shima) 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 May 1, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 55,474, and a population density of 64.8 persons per km2. The total area is 855.26 km2.

History

Uesugi Kagekatsu took control of the island in the late 1580s.

In the Edo period, gold was discovered on the island. The Tokugawa shogunate took direct control of it. It was administered by an official called the Sado-bugyō. Okubo Nagayasu was appointed to this position by Tokugawa Ieyasu. in 1603.

In the Meiji period, the island became part of Niigata Prefecture.

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