Sawara-ku, Fukuoka

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Sawara-ku (早良区, Sawara Ward) is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka-shi (福岡市, Fukuoka City), Fukuoka-ken (福岡県, Fukuoka Prefecture), Kyūshū, Japan.

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2 Profile
3 Places
4 Schools
5 Stations
6 Roads
7 Rivers

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Population: 210,377 people (As of July 1 of 2006)
Area: 95.88 square kilometers (Largest of the seven wards of Fukuoka-shi)

[edit] Profile

Sawara (早良) is western part of central Fukuoka-shi. Hakata (博多) is eastern part of central Fukuoka-shi.

On April 1 of 1889, Fukuoka-shi was founded. Then, northeastern part of the former Sawara-gun (早良郡, Sawara District) was merged into Fukuoka-shi.

On April 1 of 1972, Fukuoka-shi was designated as a government ordinance city. Then, Fukuoka-shi was subdivided into the five wards of Hakata-ku, Chūō-ku, Higashi-ku, Minami-ku and the former Nishi-ku. The area now called Sawara-ku was central part of the former Nishi-ku.

By March 1 of 1975, the towns and the villages of the former Sawara-gun had been merged into Fukuoka-shi.

On May 10 of 1982, the former Nishi-ku was subdivided into the three wards of Sawara-ku, Jonan-ku and Nishi-ku. Because the area now called Sawara-ku had been central part of the former Sawara-gun, the area was named after the former Sawara-gun.

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Momochihama (百道浜): Fukuoka Tower, Fukuoka City Museum, Fukuoka City Library
Nishijin (西新): Nishijin Praliva
Fujisaki (藤崎): Sawara Ward Office, Sawara Police Station, Fujisaki Bus Terminal
Hara (原): Hara Saty
Noke (野芥)
Higashi-Irube (東入部): Sawara Ward Irube Branch Office

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Momochihama: Seinan Gakuin Junior and Senior High School
Nishijin: Seinan Gakuin University, Shuyukan High School
Arita (有田): Korinkan High School
Tamura (田村): Fukuoka Dental College

[edit] Stations

Subway Kuko Line: Nishijin, Fujisaki, Muromi (室見)
Subway Nanakuma Line: Noke, Kamo (賀茂), Jiromaru (次郎丸)

[edit] Roads

Sawara-kaido Avenue (早良街道, Sawara Road) is a historical road consisting of Prefectural Route 558 and southern part of National Route 263. Sawara-gaido Street is an officially-named road consisting of Municipal Route Nishijin-Arae and northern part of National Route 263.