| Fukui Prefecture | |||||||||||
| Settlement Type: | Prefecture | ||||||||||
| Translit Lang1: | Japanese | ||||||||||
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Japanese | ||||||||||
| Translit Lang1 Info: | Japanese: 福井県 | ||||||||||
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Rōmaji | ||||||||||
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | Japanese: Fukui-ken | ||||||||||
| Flag Size: | 100px | ||||||||||
| Image Blank Emblem: | Emblem of Fukui prefecture.svg | ||||||||||
| Blank Emblem Size: | 80px | ||||||||||
| Blank Emblem Type: | Symbol | ||||||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Japan | ||||||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu (Hokuriku) | ||||||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Island | ||||||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Honshū | ||||||||||
| Seat Type: | Capital | ||||||||||
| Seat: | Fukui | ||||||||||
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions | ||||||||||
| Parts Style: | para | ||||||||||
| P1: | Districts 7 | ||||||||||
| P2: | Municipalities 17 | ||||||||||
| Leader Title: | Governor | ||||||||||
| Leader Name: | Tatsuji Sugimoto | ||||||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 4,190.49 | ||||||||||
| Area Water Percent: | 0.2 | ||||||||||
| Area Rank: | 34th | ||||||||||
| Population Total: | 778,943 | ||||||||||
| Population As Of: | June 1, 2017 | ||||||||||
| Population Rank: | 43rd | ||||||||||
| Population Density Km2: | 185.95 | ||||||||||
| Demographics Type2: | GDP | ||||||||||
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [1] | ||||||||||
| Demographics2 Title1: | Total | ||||||||||
| Demographics2 Info1: | JP¥3,695 billion US$33.9 billion (2019) | ||||||||||
| Iso Code: | JP-18 | ||||||||||
| Website: | www.pref.fukui.jp/english/ | ||||||||||
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| Anthem: | Fukui kenminka | ||||||||||
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū.[2] Fukui Prefecture has a population of 778,943 (1 June 2017) and has a geographic area of 4,190 km2 (1,617 sq mi). Fukui Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the east, Shiga Prefecture to the south, and Kyoto Prefecture to the southwest.
Fukui is the capital and largest city of Fukui Prefecture, with other major cities including Sakai, Echizen, and Sabae.[3] Fukui Prefecture is located on the Sea of Japan coast and is part of the historic Hokuriku region of Japan. The Matsudaira clan, a powerful samurai clan during the Edo period that became a component of the Japanese nobility after the Meiji Restoration, was headquartered at Fukui Castle on the site of the modern prefectural offices. Fukui Prefecture is home to the Kitadani Formation, the Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins, and the Tōjinbō cliff range.
The Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry, on the Sugiyama River within the city limits of Katsuyama, has yielded animals such As Fukuiraptor, Fukuisaurus, Nipponosaurus, Koshisaurus, Fukuivenator, Fukuititan, and Tambatitanis, as well as an unnamed dromaeosaurid.
Fukui originally consisted of the old provinces of Wakasa and Echizen, before the prefecture was formed in 1871.[4]
During the Edo period, the daimyō of the region was surnamed Matsudaira, and was a descendant of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
During World War II, Fukui was heavily bombed and its palace, Fukui Castle, surrounded by a moat, was demolished. Buildings for the Fukui Prefectural government were built on the site of the castle.
Fukui faces the Sea of Japan, and has a western part (formerly Wakasa) which is a narrow plain between the mountains and the sea, and a larger eastern part (formerly Echizen) with wider plains including the capital and most of the population. The province lies within Japan's "Snow country".As of 31 March 2008, 15% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely the Hakusan National Park; Echizen-Kaga Kaigan and Wakasa Wan Quasi-National Parks; and Okuetsu Kōgen Prefectural Natural Park.[5]
See also: List of cities in Fukui Prefecture by population. Nine cities are located in Fukui Prefecture:
These are the towns in each district:
| Name | Area (km2) | Population | District | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rōmaji | Kanji | |||||
| Echizen | 越前町 | 153.15 | 20,709 | Nyū District | ||
| Eiheiji | 永平寺町 | 94.43 | 18,746 | Yoshida District | ||
| Ikeda | 池田町 | 194.65 | 2,628 | Imadate District | ||
| Mihama | 美浜町 | 152.35 | 9,643 | Mikata District | ||
| Minamiechizen | 南越前町 | 343.69 | 10,745 | Nanjō District | ||
| Ōi | おおい町 | 212.19 | 8,102 | Ōi District | ||
| Takahama | 高浜町 | 72.4 | 10,490 | Ōi District | ||
| Wakasa | 若狭町 | 178.49 | 14,577 | Mikatakaminaka District | ||
See main article: List of mergers in Fukui Prefecture.
Fukui is one of the less populated prefectures of Japan; in September 2015 there were an estimated 785,508 people living in 281,394 households.[7] As seen in most of Japan, Fukui is facing the problem of both an aging and decreasing population; 28.6% of the population was over the age of 65 in July 2015[7] and the population has decreased by 2.6% from the 806,000 measured in the October 2010 national census.[8]
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