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Nyū District, Fukui
is a district in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 2005, the district has an estimated population of 23,995 and a population density of . The total area is . Towns and villages * Echizen Mergers *On 1 February 2005 the towns of Asahi and Ota, and the village of Miyazaki Miyazaki may refer to: People * Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese animator * Hidetaka Miyazaki, video game director * Gorō Miyazaki, Japanese film director and landscaper, and son of Hayao Miyazaki. * For others, see Miyazaki (surname) Places * Miyaza ... merged into the town of Echizen. *On 1 February 2006 the towns of Miyama (from Asuwa District) and Shimizu, and the village of Koshino merged into the city of Fukui. Districts in Fukui Prefecture {{Fukui-geo-stub ...
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Districts Of Japan
In Japan, a is composed of one or more rural municipalities ( towns or villages) within a prefecture. Districts have no governing function, and are only used for geographic or statistical purposes such as mailing addresses. Cities are not part of districts. Historically, districts have at times functioned as an administrative unit. From 1878 to 1921The governing law, the district code (''gunsei'', 郡制Entry for the 1890 originalanentry for the revised 1899 ''gunsei''in the National Diet Library ''Nihon hōrei sakuin''/"Index of Japanese laws and ordinances"), was abolished in 1921, but the district assemblies (''gunkai'', 郡会) existed until 1923, the district chiefs (''gunchō'', 郡長) and district offices (''gun-yakusho'', 郡役所) until 1926. district governments were roughly equivalent to a county of the United States, ranking below prefecture and above town or village, on the same level as a city. District governments were entirely abolished by 1926. History ...
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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, Gifu Prefecture to the east, Shiga Prefecture to the south, and Kyoto Prefecture to the southwest. Fukui is the capital and largest city of Fukui Prefecture, with other major cities including Sakai, Echizen, and Sabae. Fukui Prefecture is located on the Sea of Japan coast and is part of the historic Hokuriku region of Japan. The Matsudaira clan, a powerful ''samurai'' clan during the Edo period that became a component of the Japanese nobility after the Meiji Restoration, was headquartered at Fukui Castle on the site of the modern prefectural offices. Fukui Prefecture is home to the Kitadani Formation, the Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins, and the Tōjinbō cliff range. Prehistory The Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry, on the ...
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Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated and urbanized. About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its population of 123.2 million on narrow coastal plains. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Ar ...
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Echizen, Fukui (town)
is a town located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 20,709 and the population density of 140 persons per km². The total area of the town was . Geography Echizen town is located in the Nyū District of central Fukui Prefecture, bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west. Parts of the coastal area of the town are within the borders of the Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park. Neighbouring municipalities *Fukui Prefecture ** Fukui ** Echizen ** Sabae ** Minamiechizen Climate Echizen has a humid climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Echizen is 14.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2402 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 2.9 °C. Parts of the town are located within the extremely heavy snowfall area of Japan. Demogr ...
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Asahi, Fukui
was a town located in Nyū District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 9,463 and a density of 208.12 persons per km². The total area was 45.47 km². On February 1, 2005, Asahi, along with the town of Ota, and the village of Miyazaki (all from Nyū District), was merged into the expanded town of Echizen to create the new ''town'' of Echizen, and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality .... External linksOfficial website of Echizen (town)in Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Fukui Prefecture Echizen, Fukui (town) {{Fukui-geo-stub ...
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Ota, Fukui
was a town located in Nyū District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,194 and a density of 132.43 persons per km². The total area was 39.22 km². On February 1, 2005, Ota, along with the town of Asahi, and the village of Miyazaki (all from Nyū District), was merged into the expanded town of Echizen to create the new ''town'' of Echizen, and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality .... External linksOfficial website of Echizen (town)in Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Fukui Prefecture Echizen, Fukui (town) {{Fukui-geo-stub ...
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Miyazaki, Fukui
former Miyazaki Village Hall was a village located in Nyū District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 4,033 and a density of 121.99 persons per km². The total area was 33.06 km². On February 1, 2005, Miyazaki, along with the towns of Asahi and Ota (all from Nyū District), was merged into the expanded town of Echizen to create the new ''town'' of Echizen, and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality .... External linksOfficial website of Echizen (town) Dissolved municipalities of Fukui Prefecture Echizen, Fukui (town) {{Fukui-geo-stub ...
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Miyama, Fukui
file:旧福井県美山町役場.jpg, former Miyama Town Hall was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Asuwa District, Fukui, Asuwa District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,044 and a population density, density of 36.62 persons per km². The total area was 137.73 km². On February 1, 2006, Miyama, along with the town of Shimizu, Fukui, Shimizu, and the village of Koshino, Fukui, Koshino (both from Nyū District, Fukui, Nyū District), was merged into the expanded city of Fukui, Fukui, Fukui. Dissolved municipalities of Fukui Prefecture Fukui (city) {{Fukui-geo-stub ...
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Asuwa District, Fukui
was a district located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The time before the dissolution, the district had an estimated population of 5,044 with a density of 36.62 persons per km2. The total area was 137.73 km2. Municipalities Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of only one town: * ;Notes: History The district was first established in 1878, with a county office in Fukui Sakae-cho that governed both Asuwa and Yoshida Districts. District Timeline Recent mergers * On February 1, 2006 - The town of Miyama, along with the town of Shimizu and the village of Koshino (both from Nyū District) were merged into the expanded city of Fukui. Therefore, Asuwa District was dissolved as a result of this merger. See also * List of dissolved districts of Japan A district of Japan is dissolved when all towns or villages in the district become cities or are merged into the city. The following is a list of dissolved districts of Japan. The date shown is the day the dist ...
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Shimizu, Fukui
was a town located in Nyū District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the rural town had an estimated population of 10,333 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematicall ... of 243.19 persons per km2. The total area was 42.49 km2. On February 1, 2006, Shimizu, along with the village of Koshino (also from Nyū District), and town of Miyama (from Asuwa District), was merged into the expanded city of Fukui. Dissolved municipalities of Fukui Prefecture Fukui (city) {{Fukui-geo-stub ...
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Koshino, Fukui
was a village located in Nyū District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 1,793 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematicall ... of 116.81 persons per km². The total area was 15.35 km². On February 1, 2006, Koshino, along with the town of Shimizu (also from Nyū District), and the town of Miyama (from Asuwa District), was merged into the expanded city of Fukui. Dissolved municipalities of Fukui Prefecture Fukui (city) {{Fukui-geo-stub ...
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Fukui, Fukui
is the capital city of Fukui Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 264,217, and a population density of 69.2 persons per km2, 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 of FukuiCity(2018) File:Fukui city aerial 03.jpg, FukuiCity Aerial(2014) File:Tsukumo bridge.jpg, Skyline 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 to the west and the Ryōhaku Mountains to the east. The Kuzuryū River flows through the city. Climate Fukui has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with hot, humid summers and cool winters. Pr ...
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