was a

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located in

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. As of 2003, the town had an estimated

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of 7,577 and a

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of 69.49 persons per km². The total area was 109.03 km². On March 31, 2005, Sakutō, along with the towns of Mimasaka (former),

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and Ōhara, the village of Higashiawakura (all from

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(from Katsuta District), was merged to create the city of Mimasaka.

Geography

Adjoining municipalities

** Mimasaka (town) ** Ōhara **

** Bizen *

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** Sayō ** Kōzuki

Education

*Emi Elementary School *Doi Elementary School *Awai Elementary School *Yoshino Elementary School (Closure in 2008) *Sakutō Junior High School *Okayama Prefectural Emi Commercial High School (Closure in 2009)

Sister cities

* Saint-Valentin (

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) * Saint-Valentin (

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)

Transportation

Railways

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Kishin Line is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between Himeji, Hyōgo and Niimi, Okayama, Japan. The name of the line comes from the first kanji of Himeji () and Niimi () which the line connects. Stations *S: Trains stop *s: ...

*** Mimasaka-Doi Station - Mimasaka-Emi Station

Road

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: **

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***Sakutō Interchange *

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: ** Route 179 ** Route 429 * Prefectural roads: **Okayama Prefectural Route 5 (Sakutō- Ōhara) **Okayama Prefectural Route 46 (

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-Sasame-Sakutō) **Okayama Prefectural Route 161 (Ichiba- Sayō) **Okayama Prefectural Route 358 (Sagisu-Mizoguchi) **Okayama Prefectural Route 360 (Manzen-Mimasaka) **Okayama Prefectural Route 365 (Kamifukuhara-Sayō) **Okayama Prefectural Route 479 (Seto-Munakake)

Notable places and events

*Valentine Park Sakutō

External links

Official website of Mimasaka
in Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Okayama Prefecture {{Okayama-geo-stub