Sakai District, Fukui

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

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

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

• Awara
• Harue
• Kanazu
• Maruoka
• Mikuni
• Sakai

Notes

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

• List of dissolved districts of Japan