Sakai District, Fukui

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

This article is about the district. For the city, see Sakai, Fukui. For the town, see Sakai, Fukui (town).

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

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

Notes
  1. Classified as a town.

History
Map showing original extent of Sakai District in Fukui Prefecture:

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period
Colored areas are in this district.

Recent mergers
  • 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.

See also

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