Fukui福井市

Fukui-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Fukui (福井市, Fukui-shi) is a city in Fukui Prefecture. Population 262,328 (2020 census), area 536.41 km². Borders 7 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Fukui Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

福井市

Reading

Fukui-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Fukui 福井県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

262,328 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.3% from 265,904

Area

536.41 km²

Density

489 people per km²

Households

104,470

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

29.3%

Foreign residents

4,426 (1.7%)

Code

18201 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.fukui.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Fukui. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ono City大野市
• Katsuyama City勝山市
• Sabae City鯖江市
• Sakai City坂井市
• Eiheiji Town永平寺町
• Ikeda Town池田町
• Echizen Town越前町

Questions about Fukui

Is Fukui a city or a prefecture?

Fukui (福井市) is a city (市, shi) in Fukui Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly. Fukui Prefecture (福井県) is the larger unit around it. On its own, the name usually means the city.

Where is Fukui?

Fukui is in Fukui Prefecture (福井県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Fukui?

262,328 at the 2020 census, down 1.3% from 265,904 in 2015. The area is 536.41 km², which is 489 people per km². 104,470 households. 29.3% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Fukui?

Seven: Ono City (大野市), Katsuyama City (勝山市), Sabae City (鯖江市), Sakai City (坂井市), Eiheiji Town (永平寺町), Ikeda Town (池田町), and Echizen Town (越前町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fukui in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Fukui written in Japanese?

福井市, read Fukui-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Fukui begin?

福井県福井市… (Fukui-ken, Fukui-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.