Sakai District, Fukui

This article is about the district. For the city, see Sakai, Fukui. For the town, see Sakai, Fukui (town).

Sakai (坂井郡, Sakai-gun) was a district located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2005, the district had an estimated population of 92,312 with a density of 439.77/km2 (1,139.0/sq mi). The total area is 209.91 km2 (81.05 sq mi).

Municipalities

Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of six towns:

History

District Timeline

Recent mergers

  • On March 1, 2004 - The former town of Awara absorbed the town of Kanazu to form the city of Awara.
  • On March 20, 2006 - The former town of Sakai absorbed the towns of Harue, Maruoka and Mikuni to form the city of Sakai. Sakai District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Classified as a town.

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