Sakai District, Fukui

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Sakai (坂井郡, Sakai-gun) was a district located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

As of October 1, 2005, the district had an estimated population of 92,312 with a density of 439.77 persons per km². The total area is 209.91 km².

Municipalities

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Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of six towns:

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Classified as a town.

History

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Map showing original extent of Sakai District in Fukui Prefecture:

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period

District Timeline

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Recent mergers

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On March 1, 2004 - The former town of Awara absorbed the town of Kanazu to form the city of Awara.
On March 20, 2006 - The former town of Sakai absorbed the towns of Harue, Maruoka and Mikuni to form the city of Sakai. Sakai District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

v t e Fukui Prefecture
Fukui (capital)
Core city	Fukui
Cities	Awara Echizen Katsuyama Obama Ōno Sabae Sakai Tsuruga
Districts	Imadate District Ikeda Mikata District Mihama Mikatakaminaka District Wakasa Nanjō District Minamiechizen Nyū District Echizen Ōi District Ōi Takahama Yoshida District Eiheiji
Former Districts	Asuwa District Ōno District Onyū District Sakai District Tsuruga District
List of mergers in Fukui Prefecture