Eiheiji, Fukui
Encyclopedia
is a town
located in Yoshida District
, Fukui
, Japan
. It is named after the Eihei-ji
temple.
As of the 2010 national census, the town population
is 20,641. The total area is 94.34 km².
On February 13, 2006 the town of Matsuoka
and the village of Kamishihi
, both from Yoshida District
, were merged into the town of Eiheiji.
Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
located in Yoshida District
Yoshida District, Fukui
Yoshida is a district located in Fukui, Japan.As of October 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 20,766 and a density of 220.12 persons per km². The total area is 94.34 km².-Merger:...
, Fukui
Fukui Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Fukui.- Prehistory :The Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry, on the Sugiyama River within the city limits of Katsuyama, has yielded the Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis and Fukuisaurus tetoriensis as well as an unnamed...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is named after the Eihei-ji
Eihei-ji
is one of two main temples of the Sōtō sect of Zen Buddhism. Its founder was Eihei Dōgen. Eihei-ji is located about east of Fukui in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.- History :...
temple.
As of the 2010 national census, the town population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
is 20,641. The total area is 94.34 km².
On February 13, 2006 the town of Matsuoka
Matsuoka, Fukui
was a town located in Yoshida District, Fukui, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,071 and a density of 595.54 persons per km². The total area was 18.59 km²....
and the village of Kamishihi
Kamishihi, Fukui
was a village located in Yoshida District, Fukui, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 3,492 and a density of 137.75 persons per km². The total area was 25.35 km²....
, both from Yoshida District
Yoshida District, Fukui
Yoshida is a district located in Fukui, Japan.As of October 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 20,766 and a density of 220.12 persons per km². The total area is 94.34 km².-Merger:...
, were merged into the town of Eiheiji.