Fukui福井県

Fukui-ken·ふくいけん·県 (ken), prefecture

On the Sea of Japan coast, known for the Tōjinbō cliffs and a large dinosaur fossil record.

Facts

Japanese name: 福井県
Reading: Fukui-ken / ふくいけん
Region: Chūbu 中部
Capital: Fukui 福井市
Population: 766,863 (2020 census)
Area: 4,191 km²
Density: 183 people per km²
Municipalities: 17 — 9 cities, 8 towns, and 0 villages
Designated cities: None
Districts (郡): 7
Codes: JIS 18·ISO 3166-2 JP-18

How an address here begins

福井県福井市…

Fukui-ken, Fukui-shi, …

The prefecture comes first, then the municipality. The guide explains the rest of the address, and the map reads any address you paste into it.

Neighbouring prefectures

Every municipality in Fukui市区町村

17 local governments, each with its own mayor and assembly. Every one links to its boundary on the map.

Cities市

Districts, with their towns and villages郡 · 町 · 村

A district is a name that groups towns and villages in an address. It has no office and no election. The towns and villages are governments.

Yoshida District吉田郡district, not a government
- Eiheiji Town永平寺町
Imadate District今立郡district, not a government
- Ikeda Town池田町
Nanjo District南条郡district, not a government
- Minamiechizen Town南越前町
Nyu District丹生郡district, not a government
- Echizen Town越前町
Mikata District三方郡district, not a government
- Mihama Town美浜町
Oi District大飯郡district, not a government
- Takahama Town高浜町
- Oi Townおおい町
Mikatakaminaka District三方上中郡district, not a government
- Wakasa Town若狭町

Boundaries: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Municipality counts are from the boundary data on the map.