Sawata [town] - Sawata

Japanese: 佐和田[町] - さわた

An old town facing Mano Bay in the central part of Sado Island, Sado County, Niigata Prefecture. The main settlement, Kawarada, is the commercial and transportation center of the western half of the island. Copper utensils are a specialty of Sawane, and tobacco leaves and bulbs are produced in the sand dunes. There is the Sado Museum and a swimming beach, and the mountainous area belongs to the Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park. In March 2004, it merged with Ryōtsu City and the Sado County villages of Aikawa, Kanai, Niiho, Hatano, Mano, Ogi, Hamo, and Akadomari to form Sado City. 47.69 ^km2 . 9,909 people (2003).

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Japanese:

新潟県佐渡郡，佐渡島中部の真野(まの)湾に臨む旧町。主集落河原田は島の西半部の商業・交通中心地。沢根では銅器具を特産，砂丘地では葉タバコ，球根などを産する。佐渡博物館，海水浴場があり，山地は佐渡弥彦米山国定公園に属する。2004年３月両津市，佐渡郡相川町，金井町，新穂村，畑野町，真野町，小木町，羽茂町，赤泊村と合併し，佐渡市となる。47.69km²。9909人（2003）。

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