Sawara-ku, Fukuoka
Sawara-ku is one of the wards in Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken, Kyūshū, Japan.
Data
- Population: 213,178 people
- Area: 95.88 square kilometers
History
On April 1, 1889, Fukuoka-shi was founded. The northeastern part of Sawara-gun 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 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 what had been the central part of Sawara-gun.
Places
- Momochihama : Fukuoka Tower, Fukuoka City Museum, Fukuoka City Library
- Nishijin : Nishijin Praliva
- Fujisaki : Sawara Ward Office, Fukuoka Prefecture Sawara Police Station, Fujisaki Bus Terminal
- Hara : Aeon Hara
- Noke
- Higashiirube : Sawara Ward Irube Branch Office
Schools
Universities and colleges
- Seinan Gakuin University at Nishijin
- Fukuoka Dental College at Tamura
Other schools
- Seinan Gakuin Junior and Senior High School at Momochihama
- Fukuoka Prefecture Shūyūkan High School at Nishijin
- Fukuoka International School at Momochi
- Fukuoka Prefecture Kōrinkan High School at Arita
Stations
- Fukuoka City Subway Kūkō Line: Nishijin, Fujisaki, Muromi
- Fukuoka City Subway Nanakuma Line: Noke, Kamo, Jirōmaru
Avenues and streets
National
- Route 202
- Route 202 Bypass
- Route 263
Prefectural
- Route 49
- Route 56
- Route 136
- Route 558
- Route 559
Municipal
- Chiyo-Imajuku Line
- Nishijin-Arae Line
Rivers
- Muromi-gawa
- Kanakuzu-gawa
- Aburayama-gawa