Minamiechizen, Fukui

Minamiechizen
南越前町
Town

Town hall

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Location of Minamiechizen in Fukui Prefecture
Minamiechizen

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 35°50′N 136°12′E / 35.833°N 136.200°E / 35.833; 136.200Coordinates: 35°50′N 136°12′E / 35.833°N 136.200°E / 35.833; 136.200
Country Japan
Region Chūbu region
Hokuriku region
Prefecture Fukui Prefecture
District Nanjō
Area
  Total 343.84 km2 (132.76 sq mi)
Population (2013)
  Total 11,446
  Density 33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website www.town.minamiechizen.lg.jp

Minamiechizen (南越前町 Minami-echizen-chō, lit. Southern Echizen Province) is a town located in Nanjō District, Fukui, Japan.

Minamiechizen was formed on January 1, 2005 by the merger of the two former towns of Imajō and Nanjō, and the former village of Kōno (all from Nanjō District).

As of 2013, the town had a population of 11,446 and a density of 33 persons per km². The total area is 343.84 square kilometres (132.76 sq mi).[1]

An old shukuba of Itadori, one of the 100 secluded villages in Japan

References

  1. 人口と世帯 [Population and households] (in Japanese). Minamiechizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan: Town of Minamiechizen. 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-01.


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