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Revision as of 01:43, 23 September 2011
Sawara-ku (早良区) is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Data
- Population: 211,851 people (as of March 1, 2009)
- Area: 95.88 square kilometers (the largest)
Profile
On April 1, 1889, Fukuoka-shi was founded. The northeastern part of the former Sawara-gun (早良郡, Sawara District) was merged into Fukuoka-shi. On April 1, 1972, Fukuoka-shi was designated as a government ordinance city. Fukuoka-shi was subdivided into five wards: Hakata-ku, Chūō-ku, Higashi-ku, Minami-ku and the former Nishi-ku. The area now called Sawara-ku was the central part of the former Nishi-ku. On March 1, 1975, the town of Sawara was merged into Fukuoka-shi. On May 10, 1982, the former Nishi-ku was subdivided into three wards: Sawara-ku, Jōnan-ku and Nishi-ku. The area now called Sawara-ku was named after that it had been the central part of the former Sawara-gun.
Places
- Momochihama (百道浜): Fukuoka Tower, Fukuoka City Museum, Fukuoka City Library, Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome
- Nishijin (西新): Nishijin Praliva
- Fujisaki (藤崎): Sawara Ward Office, Fukuoka Prefecture Sawara Police Station, Fujisaki Bus Terminal
- Hara (原): Hara Saty
- Noke (野芥)
- Higashiirube (東入部): Sawara Ward Irube Branch Office
Schools
- Momochihama: Seinan Gakuin Junior and Senior High School
- Nishijin: Seinan Gakuin University, Fukuoka Prefecture Shūyūkan High School
- Momochi (百道): Fukuoka International School
- Arita (有田): Fukuoka Prefecture Kōrinkan High School (the former Nishifukuoka High School)
- Tamura (田村): Fukuoka Dental College
Stations
- Fukuoka City Subway Kūkō Line: Nishijin, Fujisaki, Muromi (室見)
- Fukuoka City Subway Nanakuma Line: Noke, Kamo (賀茂), Jirōmaru (次郎丸)
Roads
Sawara-kaidō Avenue (早良街道, Sawara Road) is a historical road consisting of Prefectural Route 558 (Hara-dōri Avenue, 原通り) and the southern part of National Route 263. Sawara-gaidō Street (早良街道) is an official road consisting of Municipal Route Nishijin-Arae and the northern part of National Route 263.
- National Route 202 (Prefectural Route 559)
- National Route 202 Bypass
- National Route 263
- Prefectural Route 49
- Prefectural Route 56
- Prefectural Route 136
- Prefectural Route 558
- Municipal Route Chiyo-Imajuku
- Municipal Route Nishijin-Arae
Rivers
- Muromi-gawa (室見川)
- Kanakuzu-gawa (金屑川)
- Aburayama-gawa (油山川)