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Sawara (早良) is an area in
Fukuoka-shi,
Fukuoka-ken,
Japan. In 1975 it was merged with Fukuoka city and hence lost its former identity.
Sawara-ku
See
Sawara-ku, Fukuoka.
Sawara-machi
Sawara-machi (早良町) was a town in
Sawara-gun (早良郡), Fukuoka-ken.
History
- On August 1, 1956, Sawara-machi was founded by the villages-merger of Irube-mura (入部村), Uchino-mura (内野村) and Wakiyama-mura (脇山村).
- On March 1, 1975, Sawara-machi was merged into Fukuoka-shi and, by this town-merger, Sawara-gun was dissolved.