Sado
city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan
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Sado is a city of Japan[1]. Sado ranks in the top 3% of city of japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,929 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Niigata Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Sea of Japan[5]
- Shares border with: Niigata[6], Nagaoka[7], Jōetsu-shi[8]
- Commons category: Sado, Niigata[9]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[10]
- Inception: March 1, 2004[11]
- Located in/on physical feature: Sado Island[12]
- Official website: https://www.city.sado.niigata.jp/[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sado, Niigata[14]
- Population: 54,304[15], 57,255[16], 62,727[17]
- Replaces: Ryōtsu[18], Aikawa[19], Sawada[20], Kanai[21], Niibo[22], Hatano[23], Mano[24], Ogi[25], Hamochi[26], Akadomari[27]
- Legal form: ordinary local public entity[28]
- Category for people born here: Q32646454[29]
- Native label: 佐渡市[30]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Sado, Niigata[31]
- Name in kana: さどし[32]
- Area: 855.67 km²[33]
- Coextensive with: Sado region[34], Sado district[35], Sado Province[36]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Sado, Niigata[37]
- Associated electoral district: Niigata 1st district[38]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Sado include Sado Airport[39], an airport[40], in Japan[41].
Why It Matters
Sado has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Sado is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for Sado include Sado Airport[39], an airport[40], in Japan[41].