is the
capital city
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of
Fukui Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Fukui Prefecture has a population of 778,943 (1 June 2017) and has a geographic area of 4,190 km2 (1,617 sq mi). Fukui Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the north, Gi ...
, Japan. , the city had an estimated
population
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of 264,217, and a
population density
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of 69.2 persons per km
2, in 102,935 households. Its total area is . Most of the population lives in a small central area; the city limits include rural plains, mountainous areas, and suburban sprawl along the Route 8 bypass.
Overview
Cityscape
File:Fukui Station Hokuriku 2018.09.28.jpg, Fukui Station(2018)
File:Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi station.jpg, Downtown
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of FukuiCity(2018)
File:Fukui city aerial 03.jpg, FukuiCity Aerial(2014)
File:Tsukumo bridge.jpg, Skyline
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City skylines ...
of FukuiCity(2013)
Geography
Fukui is located in the coastal plain in north-central part of the prefecture. It is bordered by the
Sea of Japan
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to the west and the
Ryōhaku Mountains The are a mountain range spanning Gifu, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui and Shiga prefectures in Japan. It is divided into the Kaetsu Mountains (加越山地 ''Kaetsu Sanchi''), whose major peak is Mount Haku, and the Etsumi Mountains (越美山地 ''Etsu ...
to the east. The
Kuzuryū River
The is a river flowing through Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It has its source at the Aburasaka Pass (油坂峠 ''Aburasaka-tōge'') in the city of Ōno and empties into the Sea of Japan near the city of Sakai.
River system
Some of the main rivers ...
flows through the city.
Climate
Fukui has a
humid subtropical climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''Cfa'') with hot, humid summers and cool winters. Precipitation is high throughout the year, and is especially heavy in December and January.
Neighbouring municipalities
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Fukui Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Fukui Prefecture has a population of 778,943 (1 June 2017) and has a geographic area of 4,190 km2 (1,617 sq mi). Fukui Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the north, Gi ...
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Sakai
is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the medieval era. Sakai is known for its keyhole-shaped burial mounds, or kofun, which date from the fifth century and incl ...
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Ōno
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* Kiryat Ono
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* Ono San Pietro
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* Ono, Ivory Coast, a village in Comoé District
Japan
* Ōno Castle, Fukuoka
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Katsuyama
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Sabae
is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 69,338 in 24,167 households and the population density of 820 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .
Geography
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Ikeda Ikeda may refer to:
* Ikeda (surname), a Japanese surname
* Ikeda (comics), a character in ''Usagi Yojimbo''
* Ikeda clan, a Japanese clan
* Ikeda map, chaotic attractor
* Ikeda (annelid), ''Ikeda'' (annelid) a genus of the family Ikedidae
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Eiheiji
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is one of two main temples of the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism, the largest single religious denomination in Japan (by number of temples in a single legal entity). Eihei-ji is located about east of Fukui in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. In En ...
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Echizen (town)
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Fukui has remained relatively steady over the past 40 years.
History
Origins
Fukui was part of ancient
Echizen Province
was a province of Japan in the area that is today the northern portion of Fukui Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Echizen bordered on Kaga, Wakasa, Hida, and Ōmi Provinces. It was part of Hokurikudō Circuit. Its abbreviated form ...
.
Sengoku Period
In 1471, Asakura had displaced the
Shiba clan
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