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Country
  
Japan

Prefecture
  
Fukui Prefecture

Population
  
94,472 (1 Jun 2011)

Bird
  
Common gull

Region
  
Chūbu (Hokuriku)

Area
  
209.9 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 2:03 PM

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

City hall address
  
1-1 Shimoshinjō, Sakai-chō, Sakai-shi, Fukui-ken 919-0592

Website
  
www.city.fukui-sakai.lg.jp

Weather
  
13°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 66% Humidity

Sakai (坂井市, Sakai-shi) is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It lies to the north of Fukui City.

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Map of Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan

The modern city of Sakai was established on March 20, 2006, from the merger of the former town of Sakai, absorbing the towns of Harue, Maruoka and Mikuni (all from Sakai District). Therefore, Sakai District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

As of June 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 94,472, with 29,747 households and a population density of 450.06 persons per km². The total area is 209.91 km².

The population of the city is the second largest in Fukui Prefecture. Harue and Maruoka, in the southern part of the city, function as commuter towns of the city of Fukui. Accordingly, its population growth rate is much higher than any area in Fukui Prefecture.

Places of interest

  • Tōjinbō—a place of scenic beauty along the coast
  • Maruoka Castle—the oldest standing castle in Japan
  • Senior High Schools

  • Harue Technical Senior High School
  • Maruoka Senior High School
  • Mikuni Senior High School
  • Sakai Agricultural Senior High School
  • See also: List of high schools in Fukui Prefecture
  • Junior High Schools

  • Harue Junior High School
  • Maruoka Junior High School
  • Takeda Branch School of the Maruoka Junior High School
  • Maruoka Minami Junior High School
  • Mikuni Junior High School
  • Sakai Junior High School
  • Airport

  • Fukui Airport (There are no regular flight services.)
  • Railroad

  • The Nearest Station to City Hall: Maruoka Station
  • Connection to Adjacent Area
  • JR West (West Japan Railway Company)
  • JR Hokuriku Main Line: (Fukui-shi) - Harue Station - Maruoka Station - (Awara-shi)
  • Echizen Railway
  • Mikuni Awara Line: (Fukui-shi) - Tarōmaru Station - Nishi-Harue Station - Nishinagata Station - Shimohyōgo Station - Ōzeki Station - (Awara-shi) - Mizui Station - Mikuni-Jinja Station - Mikuni Station - Mikuni-Kō Station
  • Road

  • Expressway
  • Hokuriku Expressway: Maruoka Interchange
  • National Highways
  • Highway 8, Fukui Bypass
  • Highway 305 (overlapped with Highway 365)
  • Highway 364
  • Notable people

  • Chosei Komatsu (from Mikuni) - Artistic Director of Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Costa Rica
  • Ai Takahashi - Former leader of Japanese idol group Morning Musume.
  • References

    Sakai, Fukui Wikipedia