Nyū District, Fukui

District in Fukui Prefecture, Japan

Nyū (丹生郡, Nyū-gun) is a district in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2005, the district has an estimated population of 23,995 with a density of 157 persons per km2. The total area is 152.83 km2.

Municipalities

The district consists of one town:

History

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Map showing original extent of Nyū District in Fukui Prefecture:

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period
  1. Echizen-machi
Colored areas indicate the borders of 3rd millennium municipalities. Numbers represent 1889 municipalities in this district.

District Timeline

Recent mergers

  • On February 1, 2005 - The towns of Asahi and Ota, and the village of Miyazaki were merged into the expanded town of Echizen.[1]
  • On February 1, 2006 - The town of Shimizu and the village of Koshino, along with the town of Miyama (from Asuwa District), were merged into the expanded city of Fukui.

Notes

  1. ^ Classified as a town.

References

  1. ^ "友好都市｜西尾市公式ウェブサイト". 西尾市公式ウェブサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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35°58′12″N 136°04′05″E / 35.97000°N 136.06806°E / 35.97000; 136.06806

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