Sakai District, Fukui

was a district located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2005, the district had an estimated population of 92,312 with a density of . The total area is .

Municipalities

Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of six towns:

• Awara
• Harue
• Kanazu
• Maruoka
• Mikuni
• Sakai

History

District Timeline

Recent mergers

• On March 1, 2004 - The former town of Awara absorbed the town of Kanazu to form the city of Awara.
• On March 20, 2006 - The former town of Sakai absorbed the towns of Harue, Maruoka and Mikuni to form the city of Sakai. Sakai District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

See also

• List of dissolved districts of Japan

Notes