Sawata, Niigata

Sawata
佐和田町
Former municipality
CountryJapan
RegionHokuriku
PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
DistrictSado District
MergedMarch 1, 2004
(now part of Sado)
Area
  Total
47.7 km2 (18.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
  Total
9,909
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)

Sawata (佐和田町, Sawata-machi) was a town located in Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

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.