Sakai District, Fukui
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Sakai was a district
located in Fukui
, Japan
.
As of October 1, 2005, the district had an estimated population
of 92,312 and a density
of 439.77 persons per km². The total area is 209.91 km².
Districts of Japan
The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. As of 2008, cities belong directly to prefectures and are independent from...
located in 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...
.
As of October 1, 2005, the district had an estimated 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...
of 92,312 and a density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 439.77 persons per km². The total area is 209.91 km².
Former towns
- Awara (Awara CityAwara, Fukuiis a city located in Fukui, Japan.As of October 1, 2005, the city has an estimated population of 31,080 and the density of 265.66 persons per km². The total area is 116.99 km²....
) - HarueHarue, Fukuiwas a town located in Sakai District, Fukui, Japan.On March 20, 2006 Harue, the towns of Maruoka, Mikuni and Sakai were merged to form the new city of Sakai....
(Sakai CitySakai, Fukuiis a city located in Fukui, Japan. It lies to the north of Fukui City. It was founded on March 20, 2006, by the merger of the towns of Harue, Maruoka, Mikuni, and Sakai of the former Sakai District, which was dissolved in this merger....
) - Kanazu (Awara City)
- MaruokaMaruoka, Fukuiwas a town located in Sakai District, Fukui, Japan.On March 20, 2006 Maruoka, the towns of Harue, Mikuni and Sakai were merged to form the new city of Sakai....
(Sakai City) - MikuniMikuni, Fukuiwas a town located in Sakai District, Fukui, Japan.On March 20, 2006, Mikini, the towns of Harue, Maruoka and Sakai were merged to form the new city of Sakai....
(Sakai City) - SakaiSakai, Fukui (town)was a town located in Sakai District, Fukui, Japan.As of 2003, the town of Sakai had an estimated population of 13,082 and a density of 412.68 persons per km². The total area was 31.70 km².-Merger:...
(Sakai City)
Merger
- On March 1, 2004 the towns of Awara and Kanazu merged to form the new city of AwaraAwara, Fukuiis a city located in Fukui, Japan.As of October 1, 2005, the city has an estimated population of 31,080 and the density of 265.66 persons per km². The total area is 116.99 km²....
. - On March 20, 2006 when the towns of HarueHarue, Fukuiwas a town located in Sakai District, Fukui, Japan.On March 20, 2006 Harue, the towns of Maruoka, Mikuni and Sakai were merged to form the new city of Sakai....
, MaruokaMaruoka, Fukuiwas a town located in Sakai District, Fukui, Japan.On March 20, 2006 Maruoka, the towns of Harue, Mikuni and Sakai were merged to form the new city of Sakai....
, MikuniMikuni, Fukuiwas a town located in Sakai District, Fukui, Japan.On March 20, 2006, Mikini, the towns of Harue, Maruoka and Sakai were merged to form the new city of Sakai....
and SakaiSakai, Fukui (town)was a town located in Sakai District, Fukui, Japan.As of 2003, the town of Sakai had an estimated population of 13,082 and a density of 412.68 persons per km². The total area was 31.70 km².-Merger:...
merged to form the new city of SakaiSakai, Fukuiis a city located in Fukui, Japan. It lies to the north of Fukui City. It was founded on March 20, 2006, by the merger of the towns of Harue, Maruoka, Mikuni, and Sakai of the former Sakai District, which was dissolved in this merger....
. Sakai District was dissolved as a result.