is one of the wards in Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken,

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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 what 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

Universities and 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 *

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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 and 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

Wards of Fukuoka {{Fukuoka-geo-stub