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located in Fukui Prefecture,

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. , 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

Sabae is located in central Fukui Prefecture, bordered by the city

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to the north and Echizen to the south.

Neighbouring municipalities

*Fukui Prefecture **

** Echizen ** Ikeda ** Echizen (town)

Climate

Sabae has a Humid climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Sabae is 14.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2417 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.0 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Sabae has grown steadily over the past 50 years.

History

Sabae is part of ancient Echizen Province. During the Edo period, the area was part of the holdings of Sabae Domain. Following the Meiji restoration, it was organised into part of Imadate District in Fukui Prefecture. With the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the town of Sabae was established. It merged with the villages of Shinyokoe and Funatsu in 1948, and with the villages of Shinmei, Katakami, Nakagawa, and the villages of Tachimachi, Yoshikawa and Yutaka from Nyū District to form the city of Sabae on January 15, 1955. The city annexed the village of Kawada in March 1957. In 1995, the city was host to the World Gymnastics Championships

Government

Sabae has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 20 members.

Economy

Sabae is one of the largest manufacturing centers of eyeglass frames in Japan. Sabae is also home to a significant chemical and rayon industry.

Education

Sabae has 12 public elementary schools and three middle schools operated by the city government, and two public high schools operated by the Fukui Prefectural Board of Education. The National Institute of Technology, Fukui College (NIT-Fukui), operated by the national government, is also located in Sabae.

Transportation

Railway

JR West - Hokuriku Main Line ** , * Fukutetsu logo

Fukui Railway Fukubu Line ** - - - - -

Highway

Hokuriku Expressway * *

Local attractions

* Nishiyama Park (West Mountain Park) is particularly beautiful in springtime, when hundreds of

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s trees bloom on the slopes. * Nishiyama Zoo is inside the park. * ruins of Mitsumine Castle are located within the city. * Ōzan Kofun Cluster, A National Historic Site *

Kabutoyama Kofun The is '' kofun'' burial mound located in the Shimmeicho neighborhood of the city of Sabae, Fukui, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. It was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1977. Overview The Kabutoyama Kofun is a circular-type t ...

, A National Historic Site * Sabae Megane Museum File:Nishiyama Park.JPG, Nishiyama Park File:Red_Panda01.JPG, Red panda in Nishiyama Zoo

References

External links

* {{Authority control Cities in Fukui Prefecture