| Sagara | |||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||
| Settlement Type: | Former municipality | ||||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||||
| Coordinates: | 34.6863°N 138.1987°W | ||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu (Tōkai) | ||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Shizuoka Prefecture | ||||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Haibara | ||||
| Extinct Title: | Merged | ||||
| Extinct Date: | October 11, 2005 (now part of Makinohara) | ||||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||
| Area Total Km2: | 58.14 | ||||
| Population Total: | 25,656 | ||||
| Population As Of: | April 1, 2005 | ||||
| Population Density Km2: | 441 | ||||
| Timezone1: | JST | ||||
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||||
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||||
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was a town located in Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
As of April 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 25,656 and a population density of 441 persons per km2. The total area was 58.14 km2.
On October 11, 2005, Sagara, along with the town of Haibara (also from Haibara District), was merged to create the city of Makinohara, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.[1]
During the Edo period, Sagara was the center of Sagara Domain. It was incorporated as a town in 1889.