Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui
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located in
Fukui Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Fukui Prefecture has a population of 737,229 (1 January 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,190 Square kilometre, km2 (1,617 sq mi). Fukui Prefecture border ...
,
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. The district was formed on March 31, 2005 at the same time as the merger of the towns of Mikata (from Mikata District) and Kaminaka (from Onyū District) forming the town of Wakasa. As of October 1, 2020, the district has an estimated
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of 14,003 and a
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of 78.45 persons per km2. The total area is 178.5 km2.


Towns and villages

The district consists of one town: * Wakasa


References

Districts in Fukui Prefecture {{Fukui-geo-stub