Sawara-ku, Fukuoka
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Sawara 早良区 |
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| Sawara Ward | |
 Location of Sawara Ward in Fukuoka |
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| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Fukuoka |
| City | Fukuoka |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
Sawara-ku (早良区?) is one of the wards in Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken, Kyūshū, Japan.
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.
Coordinates: 33°34′55″N 130°20′54″E / 33.58194°N 130.34833°E
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