Asuwa District, Fukui Explained

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:[1]

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

Pre-18891889-19121912-19441945-19551955-19891989-2006Post-2006
?Fukui-shi
Fukui-shiFukui-shiFukui-shiFukui-shiFukui-shi
?Wada-mura
Incorporated into Fukui-shi on 1 May 1936
?Kita-mura
Incorporated into Fukui-shi on 1 October 1936
?Higashiayo-mura
Incorporated into Fukui-shi on 1 August 1939
?Yashiro-mura
Incorporated into Fukui-shi on 1 April 1954
?Asotsu-mura
Incorporated into Fukui-shi on 1 October 1957
?Sake-mura
Merged to form Asuwa-mura on 31 March 1955Reorganized as Asuwa-cho on 1 August 1960Incorporated into Fukui-shi on 1 September 1971
?Ichijōdani-mura
?Kamimonju-mura
?Shitamonju-mura
?Rokujō-mura
?Tōgō-mura
Incorporated into Asuwa-mura on 10 July 1955
?Kamiusaka-mura
Merged to form Miyama-mura on 11 February 1955Reorganized as Miyama-cho on 1 August 1964Miyama-choIncorporated into Fukui-shi on 1 February 2006
?Shimousaka-mura
?Ashimi-mura, Ōno-gun
?Hanyu-mura, Ōno-gun
?Kamimi-mura, Ōno-gun
?Shimomi-mura, Ōno-gun

Recent mergers

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 27 December 2019 . Municipal Government . Fukui City Hall . ja.