Sawata (佐和田町, Sawata-machi) was a town located in Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.[1]
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Sawata
佐和田町 | |
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Former municipality | |
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Country | Japan |
Region | Hokuriku |
Prefecture | Niigata Prefecture |
District | Sado District |
Merged | March 1, 2004 (now part of Sado) |
Area | |
• Total | 47.7 km2 (18.4 sq mi) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 9,909 |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
On March 1, 2004, Sawata and the other 9 municipalities in the island were merged to create the city of Sado. Since then, Sawata has been one of the 10 subdivisions of Sado City.
Dissolved municipalities of ![]() | |||||||
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Niigata |
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Murakami |
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Tainai |
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Shibata |
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Agano |
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Gosen |
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Aga |
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Tsubame |
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Sanjō |
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Nagaoka |
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Kashiwazaki |
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Tōkamachi |
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Uonuma |
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Minamiuonuma |
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Jōetsu |
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Myōkō (Arai) |
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Itoigawa |
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Sado |
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List of mergers in Niigata Prefecture |
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