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| name = Sawara |
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| official_name = Sawara Ward |
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| native_name = {{nobold|早良区}} |
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]] |
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{{nihongo|'''Sawara-ku'''|早良区}} is one of the [[Wards_of_Japan|wards]] in [[Fukuoka_City|Fukuoka-shi]], [[Fukuoka_Prefecture|Fukuoka-ken]], [[Kyūshū]], [[Japan]]. |
{{nihongo|'''Sawara-ku'''|早良区}} is one of the [[Wards_of_Japan|wards]] in [[Fukuoka_City|Fukuoka-shi]], [[Fukuoka_Prefecture|Fukuoka-ken]], [[Kyūshū]], [[Japan]]. |
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Revision as of 01:23, 30 May 2015
Sawara
早良区 | |
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| Sawara Ward | |
 Location of Sawara Ward in Fukuoka | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Fukuoka |
| City | Fukuoka |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
Sawara-ku (早良区) is one of the wards in Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken, Kyūshū, Japan.
Data
- Population: 213,178 people (as of January 1, 2012)
- Area: 95.88 square kilometers (the largest in Fukuoka-shi)
History
On April 1, 1889, Fukuoka-shi was founded. The northeastern part of Sawara-gun (早良郡) 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 of Sawara-ku was the central part of the former Nishi-ku.
On March 1, 1975, Sawara-machi (早良町) 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. Sawara-ku was named after that it had been the central part of Sawara-gun.
Places
- Momochihama (百道浜): Fukuoka Tower, Fukuoka City Museum, Fukuoka City Library
- Nishijin (西新): Nishijin Praliva
- Fujisaki (藤崎): Sawara Ward Office, Fukuoka Prefecture Sawara Police Station, Fujisaki Bus Terminal
- Hara (原): Aeon Hara
- Noke (野芥)
- Higashiirube (東入部): Sawara Ward Irube Branch Office
Schools
Colleges
- Seinan Gakuin University at Nishijin
- Fukuoka Dental College at Tamura (田村)
Other Schools
- Seinan Gakuin Junior and Senior High School at Momochihama
- Fukuoka Prefecture Shūyūkan High School at Nishijin
- Fukuoka International School at Momochi (百道)
- Fukuoka Prefecture Kōrinkan High School (the former Nishifukuoka High School) at Arita (有田)
Stations
- Fukuoka City Subway Kūkō Line: Nishijin, Fujisaki, Muromi (室見)
- Fukuoka City Subway Nanakuma Line: Noke, Kamo (賀茂), Jirōmaru (次郎丸)
Avenues & Streets
National
- Route 202 (Imajuku-shindō)
- Route 202 Bypass (Fukuoka Sotokanjō-dōro)
- Route 263 (Sawara-gaidō (早良街道))
Prefectural
- Route 49
- Route 56
- Route 136
- Route 558 (Hara-dōri, the former Sawara-kaidō (旧早良街道))
- Route 559 (Imajuku-shindō)
Municipal
- Chiyo-Imajuku Line (Meiji-dōri)
- Nishijin-Arae Line (Sawara-gaidō)
Rivers
- Muromi-gawa (室見川)
- Kanakuzu-gawa (金屑川)
- Aburayama-gawa (油山川)
External links
Media related to Sawara-ku, Fukuoka at Wikimedia Commons
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