Fukui Prefecture
Appearance
Fukui Prefecture
福井県 | |
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![]() Fukui Prefecture in Japan | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Chūbu |
Capital | Fukui |
Subdivisions | List
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Government | |
• Governor | Tatsuji Sugimoto |
Area | |
• Total | 4,191 km2 (1,618 sq mi) |
Population (October 1, 2020) | |
• Total | 766,863 |
• Density | 183.0/km2 (474/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
Postal code | 910-8580 |
Area code | 18000-9 |
ISO 3166 code | JP-18 |
Website | Official website |
Fukui Prefecture (福井県, Fukui-ken) is a prefecture in the Chūbu region of Japan on the island of Honshū.[1] The capital is the city of Fukui.[2]
History
[change | change source]In the early Meiji period, Fukui was created by the merger of Wakasa Province and Echizen Province.[3]
Geography
[change | change source]The prefecture faces the Sea of Japan. It shares a northern border with Ishikawa Prefecture. East of Fukui are Gifu Prefecture and Shiga Prefecture. Kifu's southern border meets Kyoto Prefecture.
Cities
[change | change source]Fukui Prefecture includes the following cities:
National Parks
[change | change source]National Parks are established in about 15% of the total land area of the prefecture.[4]
Shrines and Temples
[change | change source]Wakashiko jinja and Kehi jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.[5]
Related pages
[change | change source]- Provinces of Japan
- Prefectures of Japan
- List of regions of Japan
- List of islands of Japan
- Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fukui-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 217; "Chūbu" at p. 126.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Fukui" at p. 217.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-13.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-13.
Other websites
[change | change source] Media related to Fukui prefecture at Wikimedia Commons