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Municipality

Saza-cho

Local name: 佐々町

Located in Kitamatsuura-gun, Nagasaki Coordinates: 33°15′00″ N 129°39′00″ E

Saza-cho
ja:User:Atsasebo · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
13,709
13.7K
Elevation
135 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
NGS Nagasaki Airport44 km
IKI Iki Airport57 km

About Saza-cho

Saza-cho is a municipality. Location: Kitamatsuura-gun, Nagasaki. Population: 13,709. Elevation: 135 m.

From Wikipedia

Saza (佐々町, Saza-chō) is a town located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. As of March 31, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 13,825 and a density of 430 persons per km2. The total area is 32.30 km2.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1941
Area
32.3 km²
Official website
sazacho-nagasaki.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Saza-cho

  • Sasebo

Population of Saza-cho over time

Population of Saza-cho over time
2010 13,599
2015 13,626
2021 13,942

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Saza-cho

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 9° · Rain 99 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Beppu · 172 km east17°
  • Ōita · 181 km east18°
  • Kirishima · 198 km southeast19°
Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
July (327 mm)
Driest month
December (70 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Saza-cho
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°12°17°21°24°28°29°26°22°16°11°
Average low (°C)2°3°6°10°14°18°23°23°20°15°9°4°
Precipitation (mm)81881301911933213271972121049970

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Saza-cho

The nearest airport is Nagasaki Airport (NGS), 44 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sasebo, 11 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Nagasaki Airport (NGS) Nagasaki 44 kmsoutheast
  • Iki Airport (IKI) Iki 57 kmnorth
  • Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG) Saga 62 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Sasebo Population: 243.2K 11 kmsoutheast
  • Karatsu Population: 117.7K 37 kmnortheast
  • Isahaya Population: 135.5K 58 kmsoutheast
  • Nagasaki Population: 409.1K 60 kmsouth
  • Saga Population: 233.3K 61 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Saza-cho

Within 100 km: 16 historic and cultural sites, 12 natural sites, 18 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km5 places

  • Hario Jima Island 19 kmSE
  • Kitamatsuura Hantō Natural site 6 kmNE
  • Ikitsuki Ōhashi Landmark 23 kmNW
  • Hirado Shima Island 18 kmW

25–60 km6 places

  • Nishisonoki-hantō Natural site 38 kmS
  • Kakara Shima Island 43 kmNE
  • Karatsu Castle Historic site 38 kmNE
  • Ike-jima Island 41 kmS

60–100 km35 places

  • Goto Group Island 77 kmSW
  • Iki Island Island 60 kmN
  • Mount Unzen Mountain 81 kmSE
  • Wakamatsu Island Island 72 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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