Sawara, Fukuoka

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{{nihongo|'''Sawara'''|早良|}} is an area in [[Fukuoka City|Fukuoka-shi]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture|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 District, Fukuoka|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.

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[[Category:Geography of Fukuoka]]

[[Category:Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture]]

[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 1975]]

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