Sanda city is located in the southeast of the Hyōgo Prefecture of Japan, and it is about 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the north of the city of Kobe beyond the Rokkō Mountains and in a region about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of the city of Osaka. Sanda city adjoins to the north the city of Sasayama and to the east are Takarazuka and Inagawa. Sanda is joined to the south by Kobe and just to the west are Miki, Katō.