Fukui Prefecture Municipalities
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by Philbert Ono
As of March 31, 2006, Fukui has 9 cities (-shi; 市), 8 towns (-cho; 町), and 0 villages (-mura; 村).
Cities
The major cities are Fukui (capital), Obama, and Tsuruga. *Asterisked sites are in English.
- Awara (あわら市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Echizen (越前市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Fukui city (福井市) - Prefectural capital. Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
- Katsuyama (勝山市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Obama (小浜市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Ono (大野市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Sabae (鯖江市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
- Sakai (坂井市) – New city formed on March 20, 2006. Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Tsuruga (敦賀市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
Towns and Villages
Towns (-cho; 町) and villages (-mura; 村) are grouped into non-administrative counties (-gun; 郡). *Asterisked sites are in English.
- Imadate-gun (今立郡)
- Ikeda-cho (池田町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Mikata-gun (三方郡)
- Mihama-cho (美浜町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Mikata-kaminaka-gun (三方上中郡)
- Wakasa-cho (若狭町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Nanjo-gun (南条郡)
- Minami Echizen-cho (南越前町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Nyu-gun (丹生郡)
- Echizen-cho (越前町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Oi-gun (大飯郡)
- Oi-cho (大飯町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Takahama-cho (高浜町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Onyu-gun (遠敷郡)
- Natasho-mura (名田庄村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Yoshida-gun (吉田郡)
- Eiheiji-cho (永平寺町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
Municipal Mergers
On Feb 29, 2004, Fukui had 7 cities (-shi; 市), 22 towns (-machi; 町), and 6 villages (-mura; 村). By March 31, 2006, this changed to 9 cities, 8 towns, and 0 villages. Heisei Municipal Mergers between April 1, 1999 and March 31, 2006 are as follows:
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